[GLLUG] Fedora SSH Problem

mikey abc.mikey at gmail.com
Mon Mar 24 22:14:24 UTC 2014


Could it be that the hostname / IP address you were using to connect to the
machine at work no longer resolves to the machine at its new location?
On 24 Mar 2014 20:54, "Mick Farmer" <mick at plan7.co.uk> wrote:

> Dear GLLUGers,
>
> I run Fedora 19 at home and Fedora 17 at work.  I use SSH to login at
> work from my home machine.  This has worked successfully for over a
> year.
>
> Due to refurbishment, my work machine was switched off, moved into
> another room, and then restarted.
>
> Now SSH requests my password rather than using the default rsa public
> key mechanism.  Nothing has been updated on my work machine as now
> Fedora 17 is not supported.  I've looked at the SSH-related files on my
> home machine and it appears none of them has been updated since the
> move.  Nothing else has changed.
>
> So, can anyone suggest why I get this behavior?  More importantly, what
> can I do to restore the old behavior?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mick
> --
> Dr Mick Farmer
>
> Registered Linux User# 551012
>
>
>
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