ssh login problem

[scififry]

Hello,

I've got a problem with ssh, it doesn't work properly. I created the keys as stated here -> http://www.linuxhelp.net/guides/ssh/

Code:

ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f /etc/ssh_host_key -N ''

, but even after that it doesn't work.
I want to use ssh to exchange some files between my laptop and my computer. After typing

Code:

ssh <user>@<hostip>

on my PartedMagic laptop, the shell responds with

Code:

ssh: connect to host ip.ip.ip.ip port 22: Connection refused

Port 22 of my VL firewall is opened, and the connection works in one way: Logging into PartedMagic running on my laptop with my VL 6.0 computer.

Thanks in advance for help

[M0E-lnx]

You have to take this one step at a time.
You say your login is not working, but you have a problem with your keys.

Re: SSH
You must get your server to work properly first before you setup key-based logins. ie, if your server refuses the connection, there is just no way to get in. 

You should be able to connect from any client with

Code:

ssh yourname@your_server_ip

if the server listens on port 22, then you do not need to specify a port, as ssh defaults to 22, otherwise, use the '-p [PORT_NUMBER]' flag on the connect command.

Make sure the server is up and running. Test using

Code:

ssh your_user_name@localhost

or

Code:

service sshd status

On the default Vectorlinux 6 and 7 configuration, this should work.  If you added firewalls after your default installation, try disabling your firewall and try to connect again to make sure your problem is really the ssh setup and not the firewall setup.

After you got the server responding and you're sure it's not a firewall problem, post back and i'll tell you how to setup your key-based login.

[scififry]

Thanks for your help, M0E!

Code:

root:# service sshd status
/usr/sbin/sshd is not running

No surprise that it doesn't work...

Do I have to enable something first in the sshd configuration file?

[M0E-lnx]

Code:

service sshd restart

To have the ssh server start automatically when your computer boots, run vasm as root and go here
SERVICE -> SRVSET -> 4 -> and make sure sshd is enabled (it should have a * by it)
after that sshd should start up automatically.  The configuration file only controls the daemon's behaviour, not it's start/stop functions.  That is controlled by

Code:

service sshd {start|stop|restart|status}

which really just calls on the functions of /etc/rc.d/rc.sshd

[scififry]

It works, now it's clear to me how to control ssh!

[M0E-lnx]

For key-based login, all you have to do is copy the public key from the client over to the server
and once you have it there do

Code:

cat key_file_name >> /home/<your_user_name>/.ssh/authorized_keys

After that, or a server restart, you should be able to login with keys.