X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <639022.89980.qm@web33507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <498976.50150.qm@web33507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4ABBCA93.5060008@cygwin.com> <281535.11748.qm@web33502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <4ABBCE10.3000704@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:25:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave M Subject: Re: sftp Key info To: cygwin@cygwin.com In-Reply-To: <4ABBCE10.3000704@cygwin.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Larry, It worked! Thank you so much for all your help! The private key in "id_rsa" file in the .ssh folder is the one used for authentication apparently. I really appreciate your vigilance with this issue. I did get good help from Julio, and Mark and Dave K did try and help, but you were there consistently and I just want to acknowledge that and express my thanks. If there is anything I can do to help this project succeed, let me know, ok? Dave m ----- Original Message ---- Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:52:48 PM Subject: Re: sftp Key info On 09/24/2009 03:47 PM, Dave M wrote: > Larry, > Um, OK. I just don't know what questions to ask. I am not sure how it is > "supposed" to work (sftp), so I am not sure if I am doing it right and it > is not working or I am entering the incorrect info. Which key needs to be > on the remote machine, the pub or private key? As you might expect, the private key is private so that remains on the local machine. This is a basic tenant of public key authentication. You only want the public information known to non-local machines. FWIW, the information you listed in your previous message as input to whatever program you're using looked like a good guess to me. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple