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Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

chin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:55:27 -0000

Hi,
I checked the location of authorized_keys. It is in ~/ .ssh. Any thoughts.
Thanks-chin

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

georgestarcher — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:22:24 -0000

No that passphrase is not an issue. You must be missing something else fundamental. Something like the authorized_keys file not being in the .ssh subdirectory under the user account you are trying to log in as.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

chin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:28:34 -0000

Hi, George

Everything goes well until keys are created. When I tried to login it says "permission denied(publickey)". But everything works If I revert it to access with passwords instead of keys. I am not sure why It is causing problems with keys. In fact it asks for pass-phrase, I also can see my own banner. But denies access. Is there any criteria for the pass phrase such as number of characters. Mine 79pitha59. I am going to change it gain. Do you see this kind of pass phrase causing problems.

Thank you for your patience.

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Dorothy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:37:21 -0000

Good info Victor. I liked the web receipts feature.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

georgestarcher — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:32:13 -0000

It doesn't matter which machine you create the keys on. The private goes on the laptop the public on the server.
The public and any other public go in the authorized_keys file. yes you can stack them, one per line.
Just use authorized_keys on a mac and you will be fine.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

chin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:29:43 -0000

Hi, George

It is me again! I am not able to succeed with keys.
I am not sure wether my earlier message went through or not.
1) On which machines do you create keys? On laptops (clients) or Desktops(servers)? On some tutorials they are instructing to generate keys on laptop and place authorized keys on server. Doesn't it matter as long authorized key is on server and pvt and public keys are on laptop?
2) How do you add more than one authorized keys. Because I want to access my iMac(server) both from my mac book (client) and my mac pro(client) at work. How do i append? Is it just cut and past at the end of first authorized key?
3) Is authorized_keys2 ibetter than authorized_key?

Thanks for any help.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

chin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:11:17 -0000

Thanks George. Looking forward for some more episodes like these.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

georgestarcher — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:49:05 -0000

The quick answers.
1. Keys have nothing to do with network settings. The only relationship is private and public keys are a pair that go together.
2. Yes you have to setup software like you would any software if you reloaded your mac. The only difference is as long as you keep your keys somewhere you do not have to make new ones. Just put the public key back. The file on the mac you connect to is called authorized_keys, you copy your public key into that as shown in the video.
3. Because you would tell it which file to use. In this case you would have different private keys named differently instead of one file called id_rsa. If connecting to a mac at work make sure your IT department approves it. Otherwise you may be violating company policy and can risk your job in some places.
4. Yes as linked in the notes itunes sharing is a different process you can read about it on my blog. Screen sharing uses the vnc port 5900.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

chin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:04:28 -0000

HI, George
I am trying to follow the series to set up on my home mac. I have a couple of questions-
1) Does keys have anything to do with port number and ip address. Can I change port number after generating keys? Same as IP addresses?
2) if we ever install a new operating system on imac at home, do i need to do the whole thing again? If so what about on mac book? Do I need to do thing anything different apart from replacing the id_rsa file?
3) How does my mac book know which key to use, if i am trying to ssh in to two different macs like office imac and home i mac.
4) If I want to use screen sharing, or itunes do i need to make any changes?

Thanks for the great work.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

John Sanchez — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:46:30 -0000

Victor,

WIshing you a speedy recovery. My prayers are with you.

John

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Acess Screencast Part 8

Mejor Hosting — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:59:19 -0000

good video, i like to use SSH in my iMac to connect to remote hosts and work on dedicated servers through my iMac.

Regards,

Hardy
Web Hosting

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

mcogman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:48:00 -0000

Hi Victor,

Distance being no object, we in the UK wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.

Just remember, do as you are told as the nurses are always but always right, especially as they have access to the power switch!

Kindest regards,

Mike.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

Hal — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:14:38 -0000

Hope you are bouncing back quickly! All the best!

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

Ron Malinowski Jr — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:12:35 -0000

Victor,

Im saddened to learn of your illness, Im glad it sounds like you are going to bounce back from this quickly, and hope all is well from here on out. Can't wait to hear you on the "air" :-)

Ron Malinowski
Georgetown, KY

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Access Screencast Part 5

ninerkz — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:42:48 -0000

Thanks again for your help! It's working great now. I can copy files from my WinXP box to my Mac and vice versa.

The only thing I can't get working is the tunneling for my browsers. The error is "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.7 Protocol mismatch." I'm sure I'll figure it out though - it's got to be somewhere in the settings, right?

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

joemanich — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:43:21 -0000

Victor: I had not been keeping up with Twitter so I had no idea. Hope that whatever is afflicting you passes and you get better. But take your time, there is no sense rushing. We will be here waiting for you.

Take care bro

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

said — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:17:12 -0000

Hope you get well soon Victor.
All the best.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

Bob — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:07:52 -0000

Here's wishing you all the best, Victor. Sometimes a bit of bed rest is just what the doctor ordered. Hope you are up and on the mend in good time.
And knowing you, with a Mac and a mic nearby to document all the goings on around you.

Take care of yourself.
Best wishes.
Bob

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

Debbie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:44:51 -0000

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Please don't worry about us, we will wait until you are ready to come back. Your health is the most important thing. You have lots of people thinking of you and sending good thoughts your way! Best to you.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

kknupp — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:38:44 -0000

Hey Victor. Hope you get well soon. I'm looking forward to Remote Login Part 8.

Best wishes,
Kelly

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Access Screencast Part 5

georgestarcher — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:53:26 -0000

You need to use PuTTY instead of iTerm when on Windows. You need to run your private key through PuTTY KeyGen to convert it to a PuTTY compatible format.
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Then things like WinSCP can use the same PuTTY converted private key to file copy (Cyberduck equivalent) to your mac from your pc. http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

Kate — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:40:40 -0000

Get well soon, Victor. My husband is recovering after an op, too!

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

tma_steve — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:18:55 -0000

Get better soon. Glad to hear that you're getting home. Take it easy...

-Steve

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » Mac OSX Remote Login Access Screencast Part 5

ninerkz — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:59:09 -0000

Hi George,
I'm loving the screencasts! Great job!

I have another question though... Is it possible to copy the private key created on my Mac to a Windows box and connect from it?

I've tried to replicate the SFTP/SSH steps on my Windows XP SP2 machine (from a remote location) without luck. I'm using the id_rsa file created on my Mac and have tried several different WinXP SFTP clients, all with the same result - my home Mac is (actively) refusing the connection. I'm pretty sure I have all the settings correct, hence my question above.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. If there's a forum I should be posting this to instead of the comments, please point me to it.

Thank you.

Re: Typical Mac User Podcast » State of the Victor

jim — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:12:48 -0000

Get well and enjoy the rest, Victor.
Cheers, Jim.
Now, put down that Mac.