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On 22Oct08 22:14, kalin m wrote:
}> I usually cheat and grab a copy of ssh-copy-id from the web; I suspect 
}> your issue has to do with permissions for the .ssh directory and the 
}> authorized_keys file.
}permissions are 600 for the file and 700 for .ssh

Permission of the remote user's home directory is another one to check.
It can only be writable by the user.

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