Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:41:33 GMT From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/116879: [patch] ssh-keygen not clear whether authorized_keys is file or dir Message-ID: <200710031941.l93JfXdN047751@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200710031950.l93Jo1MI079175@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 116879
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] ssh-keygen not clear whether authorized_keys is file or dir
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Oct 03 19:50:01 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Warren Block
>Release: 6.2-STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD speedy.wonkity.com 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #0: Fri Sep 28 13:51:02 MDT 2007 root@speedy.wonkity.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SPEEDY i386
>Description:
The Handbook OpenSSH/ssh-keygen section says
"The public key must be placed in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys of the remote machine in order for the setup to work. Similarly, RSA version 1 public keys should be placed in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys."
The usage of "in" is ambiguous, and can be read as "place the key file in a directory called authorized_keys".
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the OpenSSH/ssh-keygen section of the Handbook.
>Fix:
Apply the attached patch.
Patch attached with submission follows:
--- chapter.sgml.orig 2007-10-03 12:38:49.000000000 -0600
+++ chapter.sgml 2007-10-03 13:36:46.000000000 -0600
@@ -4221,11 +4221,11 @@
<filename>~/.ssh/id_rsa</filename>, whereas the public key is
stored in <filename>~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub</filename> or
<filename>~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub</filename>, respectively for DSA and
- RSA key types. The public key must be placed in
- <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename> of the remote
- machine in order for the setup to work. Similarly, RSA version
- 1 public keys should be placed in
- <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename>.</para>
+ RSA key types. The public key must be placed in the
+ <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename> file of the remote
+ machine in order for the setup to work. Both DSA and RSA version
+ 1 public keys may be placed in the
+ <filename>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</filename> file.</para>
<para>This will allow connection to the remote machine based upon
SSH keys instead of passwords.</para>
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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