Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:32:39 -0700 (PDT) From: backyard <backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com> To: Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using putty as a ssh client on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20060809153239.3153.qmail@web83112.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200608091013.32205.josh@tcbug.org>
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--- Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> wrote: > I'm trying to use putty on my FBSD 6.1-R box to > access another FreeBSD > box. I can get in fine using the command line ssh > client but when I > attempt to use putty I get the following error: > > Unable to use key file > "/usr/home/jpaetzel/.ssh/id_rsa" (OpenSSH SSH-2 > private key) > > Can anyone point out to me what I am doing wrong? > > -- > Thanks, > > Josh Paetzel > _______________________________________________ I'm pretty sure putty uses a different form of encryption with their key files. I know they do in the Windows version anyway. They have a tool you can use to convert your key into something putty likes. Try to find putty-keygen or something along those lines; perhaps as a separate port. I've had issues like this connecting to my FreeBSD boxes from Windows with putty, but ultimately found a way to import the BSD key into puttys format with their key-generator program. -brian
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