X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org From: Blaine Miller To: "cygwin@cygwin.com" Subject: scp with no password not working. Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:58:14 +0000 Message-ID: <887EC3F3B1579D49B809C0E3B0ED582AFFA1@EXCHDB01.smsi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Apparently, I fixed it. In order for this process to complete successfully,= one must create a subdirectory under home for the (non-existent) root user= . Then create a subdirectory under ../home/root/ named .ssh. Then copy the = key files from ../home/administrator/.ssh/* into the ../home/root/.ssh/ dir= ectory. Then scp seems to work fine without requiring a password. Tried it on two m= achines and it works. Thanks for your help anyway. Blaine R. Blaine Miller | Systems Administrator, Mountain View mobile: +1 650 776 9669 | direct: +1 650 625 5248 / main: +1 650 603 6600= | fax: +1 650 603 6635 Smith Micro Software, Inc. | 1280 Villa, Mountain View, CA 94041 | www.= smithmicro.com=20=20 =20 -- 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