Description of problem: enabling HostbasedAuthentication breaks ssh Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openssh-3.6.1p2-2.i386.rpm How reproducible: always if not using rsa/dsa keys Steps to Reproduce: 1. install openssh 2. setup hostbasedauth OR 3. setup per user pub/private keys in ~/.ssh Actual results: [chrismcc@morticia chrismcc]$ slogin abu ls /usr/tmp/ ssh-keysign not enabled in /etc/ssh/ssh_config ssh_msg_send: write Expected results: [chrismcc@morticia chrismcc]$ slogin abu ls /usr/tmp/ ifcfg-eth1 <snip> Additional info: same happens with ~/.ssh/id_dsa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys and serverbased with: /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts tested on both Intel and Opteron x86/x86_64 platforms
The error message is misleading. NOT work: ssh-keysign yes work: enablesshkeysign yes maybe add a comented out line in the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file with the correct form.
It's in the manual page - man ssh_config