ssh public key authentication not working.

I have accounts on three linux machine, let's call them Home, Away1 and Away2.  All the machines have SSH installed and working (that is, I can use ssh to login from one machine to the others successfully).

I want to start using public key authentication.  So on my Home machine I followd the proscribed proceedure:

home$ ssh-keygen -t dsa
home$ scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub remote
home$ ssh username@away1
away1$ cat ~/id_dsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
away1$ chmod 644 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
away1$ exit
home$ ssh username@remote -

...and once I set the local environment using keychain, Away1 asked me for my public key password. Fine so far.

Then I followed the same proceedure with Away2.  But this time it didn't work--Away2 keeps asking me for the account password, not the public key password.

Away2 has a different version of ssh than Away1.  Possibly this is responsible for the problem but I haven't been able to figure it out.  Can anyone help me?

relevant info:

Versions:
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home $ ssh -V
OpenSSH_3.5p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090701f

away1 $ ssh -V
OpenSSH_3.7.1p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003

away2 $ ssh -V
ssh: SSH Secure Shell 2.4.0 (non-commercial version) on i686-pc-linux-gnu


Permissions on Away2 (one that doesn't work)
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away2~$ ls -ld
drwx---r-x   8 me users        1024 Dec  4 12:29 ./
away2~$ ls -ld .ssh*
drwxr-xr-x   2 me users        1024 Dec  4 12:03 .ssh/
drwxr-xr-x   3 me users        1024 Dec  4 12:03 .ssh2/
away2~$ ls -l .ssh
total 2
-rw-r--r--   1 me users         218 Dec  4 13:04 authorized_keys
-rw-r--r--   1 me users         218 Dec  4 13:04 authorized_keys2
away2~$ ls -l .ssh2
total 4
-rw-r--r--   1 me users         218 Dec  4 13:04 authorized_keys
-rw-r--r--   1 me users         218 Dec  4 13:04 authorized_keys2
drwx------   2 me users        1024 Dec  4 12:00 hostkeys/
-rw-------   1 me users         512 Dec  4 12:00 random_seed


Note that I think Away2 uses .ssh2 but I created .ssh, and the authorized_keys2 files just to make sure.


Verbose output from ssh:
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$ ssh -l me away2 -vvv
OpenSSH_3.5p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090701f
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be trusted.
debug1: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to away2.com [218.208.147.36] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/me/.ssh/identity type -1
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa.
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'Proc-Type:'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'DEK-Info:'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----END'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug1: identity file /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /home/me/.ssh/id_dsa.
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'Proc-Type:'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type 'DEK-Info:'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug3: key_read: no space
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----END'
debug3: key_read: no key found
debug1: identity file /home/me/.ssh/id_dsa type 2
debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version 2.4.0 SSH Secure Shell (non-commercial)
debug1: match: 2.4.0 SSH Secure Shell (non-commercial) pat 2.*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.5p1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,arcfour,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,blowfish-cbc,twofish-cbc,arcfour,none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: 3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,blowfish-cbc,twofish-cbc,arcfour,none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5,hmac-md5-96,none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5,hmac-md5-96,none
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit:
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client 3des-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_init: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server 3des-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 209/384
debug1: bits set: 485/1024
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: filename /home/me/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: match line 19
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: filename /home/me/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: match line 19
debug1: Host 'metafoundry.he.net' is known and matches the DSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/me/.ssh/known_hosts:19
debug1: bits set: 545/1024
debug1: ssh_dss_verify: signature correct
debug1: kex_derive_keys
debug1: newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: done: ssh_kex2.
debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST
debug1: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT
debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey,password
debug3: preferred publickey,keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey
debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey
debug1: next auth method to try is publickey
debug1: userauth_pubkey_agent: testing agent key /home/me/.ssh/id_dsa
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug3: clear_auth_state: key_free 0x8090b90
debug1: userauth_pubkey_agent: testing agent key /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug3: clear_auth_state: key_free 0x8091198
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no more keys
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no message sent
debug1: try privkey: /home/me/.ssh/identity
debug3: no such identity: /home/me/.ssh/identity
debug1: try pubkey: /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no more keys
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no message sent
debug1: try pubkey: /home/me/.ssh/id_dsa
debug3: send_pubkey_test
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no more keys
debug2: userauth_pubkey_agent: no message sent
debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method
debug3: authmethod_lookup password
debug3: remaining preferred: ,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled password
debug1: next auth method to try is password
me@away2.com's password:




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