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<P><FONT SIZE=2>OpenSSH 3.1</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Not really a bug, but an "undocumented feature".</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>The default sshd_config file show the default setting for AuthorizedKeysFile as being:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you uncomment that default, it changes the "undocumented" setting for "AuthorizedKeysFile2", which is by default:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>AuthorizedKeysFile2 .ssh/authorized_keys2</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Suggestions for change:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> 1 - Add AuthorizedKeysFile2 to the man page for sshd.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> 2 - Add it's default setting to the default sshd_config file.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> 3 - Make the settings independent (so that setting only AuthorizedKeysFile doesn't remove the setting for AuthorizedKeysFile2).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Even better, would be to do away with AuthorizedKeysFile2 and have AuthorizedKeysFile work like HostKey in that you can use it multiple times in a config file to list multiple key files to check.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for a great product!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Brian King</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>PS. I don't read this list so any responses should be sent directly to me.</FONT>
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