Answer by Dmitry Mikushin for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all...
All answers to this question focus on enforcement options of SSH. Actually, there is a much simpler way: do not keep your keys in ~/.ssh folder. Just keep them elsewhere, e.g. in ~/.ssh/my_keys/. Then...
View ArticleAnswer by Maxim Akristiniy for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all...
add this at the end of ~/.ssh/config file to prevent use keys for non config servers:Host *IdentitiesOnly=yes
View ArticleAnswer by AndrewD for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
Use IdentityFile but Keep Using ssh-agent to Avoid Passphrase RepromptsThe accepted solution of using IdentitiesOnly yes means you'll never be able to take advantage of ssh-agent, resulting in repeated...
View ArticleAnswer by mikini for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
The ssh client and the ssh-agent is communicating through a Unix domain socket whose name is specified to the client by the SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable (set by the agent upon its startup).Thus,...
View ArticleAnswer by slm for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the identity...
I generally do it like so:$ ssh -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -F /dev/null -i ~/path/to/some_id_rsa root@server.mydom.comThe options are as follows:-o IdentitiesOnly=yes - tells SSH to only use keys that are...
View ArticleAnswer by Greg Rundlett for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
In the scenario where you have many keys, you will invariably run into the "Too many Authentication Failures" error. If you have a password, and want to simply use the password to login, here is how...
View ArticleAnswer by chrishiestand for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
user76528's short answer is correct, but I just had this problem and thought some elaboration would be useful. You might also care about this solution if you've wondered "Why is ssh ignoring my...
View ArticleAnswer by Henry Grebler for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
You had the answer all along (almost):Host *PreferredAuthentications keyboard-interactive,passwordWorked for me.
View ArticleAnswer by user76528 for How do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the...
You can use the IdentitiesOnly=yes option along with IdentityFile (see ssh_config man page). That way, you can specify which file(s) it should look for.In this example, ssh will only look in the...
View ArticleHow do I configure SSH so it doesn't try all the identity files automatically?
I have been putting my ssh identity files inside my ~/.ssh/ folder. I have probably about 30 files in there.When I connect to servers, I will specify the identity file to use with something likessh -i...
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