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[Bruce Smith]

> Do I "chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub" only, or do do all files within the 
> ~/.ssh directory.
> And do change the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 after I copy the file over.

id_dsa has to be 600 on the client.
id_dsa.pub doesn't matter.

authorized_keys2 can be either 644 or 600 (mine is 644)

And here's the one that's easy to overlook:  
The ~/.ssh/ directory itself should be 755 or 700.  (mine is 755)

If anything has write access to group or other, then it won't work.
That includes the .ssh directory itself.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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