Problems getting rsync over SSH without password

[Rick Stevens]

Aaron Gray wrote:
> 2009/10/21 Rick Stevens <ricks at nerd.com>:
>> Aaron Gray wrote:
>>> 2009/10/21 Rick Stevens <ricks at nerd.com>:
>>>> Aaron Gray wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have two old servers with one mirroring the other using RSYNC over
>>>>> SSH. I did this some time ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now coming to replace these servers with two new F11 ones I cannot
>>>>> seem to get the it to work without supplying passwords.
>>>>>
>>>>> I followed my instructions I wrote at the time for RSYNC over SSH, but
>>>>> it still asks for a password even though AFAICS I have set up the
>>>>> certificates correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help or suggestions welcome,
>>>> Make sure that the user's .ssh directory has the correct SELinux contexts
>>>> as
>>>> well as correct permissions:
>>>>
>>>> $ ls -lZd .ssh
>>>> drwx------. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  .ssh
>>>> $ ls -lZ .ssh
>>>> -rw-------. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  authorized_keys
>>>> -rw-------. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  id_dsa
>>>> -rw-r--r--. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  id_dsa.keystore
>>>> -rw-r--r--. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  id_dsa.pub
>>>> -rw-r--r--. rick rick system_u:object_r:home_ssh_t:s0  known_hosts
>>> Okay, my F11 instillation did not have a .ssh directory, so I am getting
>>> :-
>>>
>>> [root at yyy ~]# ls -lZd .ssh
>>> drwx------. root root unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0 .ssh
>>> [root at yyy ~]# ls -lZ .ssh
>>> -rw-r-----. root root unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0
>>> authorized_keys
>>> -rw-r--r--. root root unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0
>>> datacomms-net-key.pub
>>> -rw-r--r--. root root unconfined_u:object_r:admin_home_t:s0 known_hosts
>>>
>>> How do I go about changing the unconfined_u's to system_u ?
>> As root:
>>
>>    # chcon -v -u system_u /path/to/userhome/.ssh/*
>>
>> You can also try (as root):
>>
>>    # restorecon -v -R /path/to/userhome/.ssh
> 
> Thanks Rick, the 'restorecon' done it nicely :)
> 
> RSYNC seems to be working without a password now !

No problem.  Remember that if you create things under your home
directory, SELinux may not take a liking to it unless you tickle it.
It's bitten me before, so I feel your pain.
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