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* [[OpenSSH Operations#Server_Operations|OpenSSH Server Operations]] | * [[OpenSSH Operations#Server_Operations|OpenSSH Server Operations]] | ||
=Overview= | |||
'root' is allowed to authenticate against the sshd server with a passwordless public key if its "authorized_keys" is set up as described here <font color=red>???</font> and the server is configured with ...., '''unless [[Selinux|SELinux]] is being enforced on the host'''. | |||
If [[Selinux|SELinux]] is being enforced, an attempt to authenticate using a passwordless public key generates the following entry in the sshd server log (in debug mode): | |||
Could not open authorized keys '/root/.ssh/authorized_keys': Permission denied | |||
Revision as of 21:29, 2 July 2017
Internal
Overview
'root' is allowed to authenticate against the sshd server with a passwordless public key if its "authorized_keys" is set up as described here ??? and the server is configured with ...., unless SELinux is being enforced on the host.
If SELinux is being enforced, an attempt to authenticate using a passwordless public key generates the following entry in the sshd server log (in debug mode):
Could not open authorized keys '/root/.ssh/authorized_keys': Permission denied