Setting up SSH access to a Mandrake Linux box

1. Generate your private key (use puttygen for example).
2. Save the private key in "openssh" format.
Save the private key (in putty ppk) format.
Save the public key.
3. Create a .ssh directory
cd ~
mkdir .ssh
chmod og-rw .ssh
4. ftp the private key (openssh) format to the .ssh directory
call it id_rsa if you used RSA
call it id_dsa if you used DSA.
5. Generate the authorized_keys file
cd .ssh
ssh-keygen -y -f id_rsa >> authorized_keys
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Troubleshooting logins:
1. View /var/log/auth.log

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