Presence of id_dsa file prevents ssh-copy-id from working

Asked Sep 10 '21 at 22:20

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I recently added a ~/.ssh/id_dsa file to my local machine (via ssh-keygen -t dsa). When I use ssh-copy-id to copy the key to another target, the ssh-copy-id command appears to succeed. The DSA key is present on the target (~/.ssh/authorized_keys).

However, ssh still prompts me for a password.

If I delete ~/.ssh/id_dsa* and run ssh-copy-id again, it copies the RSA key instead, and ssh does not prompt me for a password.

Is this expected, and if so, how do I fix it?

asked Sep 10 '21 at 22:20

lord_nimon

Did you use a passphrase for your DSA key? – Ahmed Sep 11 '21 at 01:52
Try running ssh with -v option which will tell you exactly what key(s) it is trying etc. – Vijay Prema Sep 11 '21 at 11:51
There is no passphrase on any of my keys. 2) ssh -v shows that it's using the DSA key.

lord_nimon

Sep 13 '21 at 16:04

https://askubuntu.com/a/777397 might be the answer – lord_nimon Sep 14 '21 at 03:59

Presence of id_dsa file prevents ssh-copy-id from working

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