AuthorizedKeysFile with default value prevents Public/Private key authentication

[Samuel Winchenbach]

Hi All,

I noticed that if I put:

AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys in my sshd_config file,
pub/priv key authentication no longer worked.

I am using OpenSSH_5.4p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8n 24 Mar 2010
on Archlinux.

Sam


****************** Here is my WORKING config ******************

Port 22
ListenAddress 0.0.0.0


Protocol 2

PermitRootLogin no

PubkeyAuthentication yes
#AuthorizedKeysFile	.ssh/authorized_keys

PasswordAuthentication no
PermitEmptyPasswords no

ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

UsePAM yes

Subsystem	sftp	/usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server

****************** END ******************
******************  Here is my NON-WORKING config ******************


Port 22
ListenAddress 0.0.0.0


Protocol 2

PermitRootLogin no

PubkeyAuthentication yes
AuthorizedKeysFile	.ssh/authorized_keys

PasswordAuthentication no
PermitEmptyPasswords no

ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

UsePAM yes

Subsystem	sftp	/usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server

******************  END ******************
****************** Here is a ssh -v to the server in question
******************

[swinchen at strongbad ~]$ ssh -v swinchen@********.org
OpenSSH_5.4p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8n 24 Mar 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data /home/swinchen/.ssh/config
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to ********.org [130.111.XXX.XXX] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5.4
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.4 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.4
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host '********.org' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/swinchen/.ssh/known_hosts:1
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: PEM_read_PrivateKey failed
debug1: read PEM private key done: type <unknown>
Enter passphrase for key '/home/swinchen/.ssh/id_rsa':
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/swinchen/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey).
****************** END ******************