K5 Unable to get ssh-keys working for ssh login without entering password

[Immortalis]

I'm having trouble accessing root without password using ssh-keys.

I have followed this guide: (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=204942)

Been through the following steps (in reference to guide above),
1. Connected to root@192.168.15.244 (Confirmed kindle time to be set correct).
2. Setup alias (`ktouch`) in `/etc/hosts`.
3. On local machine created ssh-keys using ssh-keygen.
4. Ran `scp ktouch_id_rsa.pub root@ktouch:/mnt/us/usbnet/etc/authorized_keys` copy to kindle.
5. Ran `ssh -l root ktouch` but still asks for password when I try to connect.

I've attached how it looks with the .pub key copied over. Not sure what else could be helpful, but do let me know.

[j.p.s]

Is the OS on your local machine unix-like?

If so, what is the output from

ls -al ~/.ssh

[katadelos]

The name of your SSH key means that it won't be offered by default, you need to specify it when connecting:

ssh -i ${KEY_PATH} root@kindle

You can also add it to .ssh/config to avoid the need to do this every time:

Host kindle
  User root
  Hostname 192.168.15.244
  IdentityFile $KEY_PATH
  KexAlgorithms +diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
  StrictHostKeyChecking no

[Immortalis]

Thank you so much!! Wow, it's been frustrating as hell. Long nights spend... Internet is amazing sometimes if you dare ask

As you wrote, pointing to the SSH key did the trick. I was ready to give up, now I can do my project!