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Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 15:48:47 -0800
To: "Max Bowsher" <maxb@ukf.net>
From: Marc Bejarano <beej@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: sshd can't do publickey auth with .ssh linked to  
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i'm still not subscribed to this list so i would be grateful if i could be 
left on the cc: line of this thread.

At 12:34 PM 2/5/2003, Max Bowsher wrote:
 >Marc Bejarano wrote:
 >> the real problem is that openssh checks ownership and modes up the
 >> tree
 >> from the authorized_keys2 file until it hits your home dir.  since my
 >> home dir is under /home, it never hits that.
 >
 >How about mounting the SecureCRT keys directory to /home/you/.ssh ?
 >Then, as far as sshd is concerned, it _is_ under your home dir.
 >
 >$ mount -b -u C:\path\to\securecrt\keys\dir /home/you/.ssh

perfect, max!  works like a charm... now why didn't i think of that? ;)

thanx!
marc


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