[mythtv-users] Inconsistent KeyAuthentication success in ssh logins

[Craig Huff]

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Craig Huff <huffcslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have set up a number of ssh logins on various platforms
> successfully, but I am stumped with configuring my mythtv login on my
> MythTV backend.  At the moment, I can ssh into it from frontends on
> the lan and get right in with key authentication.  I can ssh in from
> PCs on the lan using PuTTY and get right in with key authentication.
> I can ssh in from the firewall running OpenWRT  and get right in with
> key authentication.  I can even ssh from the wan into the firewall and
> get right in with key authentication (and now that's the _only_ way
> from the wan).
>
> _However_, when I try to ssh thru the firewall to the backend, it
> _always_ reverts to password authentication and I am stumped.  I have
> scoured /etc/ssh/ssh_config and /etc/ssh/sshd_config.  I have
> carefully examined the contents and permissions of ~mythtv,
> ~mythtv/.ssh, and ~mythtv/.ssh/*, and found nothing to explain why
> this one ssh path is treated differently.  FWIW, I do _not_ have
> SELinux installed/in use and this is still a Fedora Core 6 system.
>
> Can anyone suggest an explanation/solution?
>
> TIA,
>
> Craig.
>

Forgot to mention that wan access is from behind firewall proxy, in
case that makes a difference, although I can use ssh key
authentication to log in to my firewall/router, so...

Craig.