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From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
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Subject: from ssh, what does "PEM_read_bio_DSAPrivateKey failed" mean?
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can anybody tell me the significance & meaning of the bit about 
PEM_read_bio... in the message below?

# ssh -v -v localhost
...
debug: next auth method to try is publickey
debug: try pubkey: /home/parv/.ssh/id_dsa
debug: PEM_read_bio_DSAPrivateKey failed       <-- this bit
debug: read DSA private key done
Enter passphrase for DSA key '/home/parv/.ssh/id_dsa':
...


freebsd version is 4.4-prerelease-2001aug15.

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