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I can't get ssh working with no password. &nbsp;Even though I believe I setup my public and private keys correctly, ssh still prompts for password.<br />
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Does PasswordAuthentication in sshd_config really matter? &nbsp;I noticed in my sshd_config, this parameter is not set at all which means it defaults to yes. &nbsp;Could this be the cause of my ssh problem?
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I can't get ssh working with no password.  Even though I believe I setup my public and private keys correctly, ssh still prompts for password.

Does PasswordAuthentication in sshd_config really matter?  I noticed in my sshd_config, this parameter is not set at all which means it defaults to yes.  Could this be the cause of my ssh problem?

PasswordAuthentication in sshd_config

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