You use the private key to connect, and you have to have your public key in the authorized_keys file on the host you are connecting to.
Looking at that log however, it doesn't look like it ever got to the key phase. It should look something like this.
ssh -vv kevin@gitlab<mailto:kevin@gitlab>
OpenSSH_8.1p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1d 10 Sep 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /kevin/.ssh/config
debug1: /kevin/.ssh/config line 2: Applying options for gitlab
debug1: Reading configuration data /QOpenSys/etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug2: resolving "gitlab.medtronsoftware.com" port 622
debug2: ssh_connect_direct
debug1: Connecting to gitlab [192.168.2.218] port 622.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /kevin/.ssh/kb_rsa4096_2016 type 0
debug1: identity file /kevin/.ssh/kb_rsa4096_2016-cert type -1
In yours you try to connect, and immediately got refused. I don't know much about the windows setup, so can't help on that side.
On Tue, 2020-01-14 at 14:22 +0000, Rob Berendt wrote:
I am going to try the config file.
I ran
CALL QP2TERM
touch ~/.ssh/config
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
EDTF '/home/ROB/.ssh/config'
Host gdl57
HostName gdl57.dekko-1
User rob
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/rob_gdisys.pub
Which begs the question: Do I use the private key or the public key?
Well, I tried both. I still get prompted for the password.
So I did some more reading and tried this:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service ssh-agent
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Stopped ssh-agent OpenSSH Authentication Agent
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Start-Service ssh-agent
Start-Service : Service 'OpenSSH Authentication Agent (ssh-agent)' cannot be started due to the following error:
Cannot start service ssh-agent on computer '.'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Start-Service ssh-agent
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:ServiceController) [Start-Service],
ServiceCommandException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotStartService,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartServiceCommand
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service ssh-agent | Select StartType
StartType
---------
Disabled
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service -Name ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Start-Service ssh-agent
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service ssh-agent
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running ssh-agent OpenSSH Authentication Agent
Now when I try
CALL QP2TERM
ssh gdl57
I get:
ssh: connect to host gdl57.dekko-1 port 22: Connection refused
So I asked for more detail:
ssh -vvv gdl57
OpenSSH_8.0p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1c 28 May 2019
debug1: Reading configuration data /home/ROB/.ssh/config
debug1: /home/ROB/.ssh/config line 1: Applying options for gdl57
debug1: Reading configuration data /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/SC1/OpenSSH/etc/ssh_config
debug2: resolving "gdl57.dekko-1" port 22
debug2: ssh_connect_direct
debug1: Connecting to gdl57.dekko-1 [10.10.9.30] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 10.10.9.30 port 22: Connection refused
ssh: connect to host gdl57.dekko-1 port 22: Connection refused
$
cat ~/.ssh/known_hosts
<redacted>
gdl57.dekko-1,10.10.9.30 ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 <redacted>
gdl57 ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 <redacted, matches redacted information on line immediately above>
$
Bibliography:
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52113738/starting-ssh-agent-on-windows-10-fails-unable-to-start-ssh-agent-service-erro>
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52113738/starting-ssh-agent-on-windows-10-fails-unable-to-start-ssh-agent-service-erro
<
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_keymanagement>
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_keymanagement
Rob Berendt
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IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738
Ship to: Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
<
http://www.dekko.com>
http://www.dekko.com
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