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2024-Jan-10 16:49 UTC
[Bug 3654] New: "ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" raises misleading permission error
https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3654 Bug ID: 3654 Summary: "ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" raises misleading permission error Product: Portable OpenSSH Version: 9.4p1 Hardware: 68k OS: Mac OS X Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P5 Component: ssh-add Assignee: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org Reporter: docwhat at gerf.org ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub reports: ----------->8----- cut here ------8<---------- ? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Permissions 0644 for '/Users/clintonpowell/.ssh/id_rsa.pub' are too open. It is required that your private key files are NOT accessible by others. This private key will be ignored. ----------->8----- cut here ------8<---------- I expected it to say the file is invalid format or better yet, a message about it needing a private key. ----------->8----- cut here ------8<---------- ? ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub Error loading key "/Users/christianholtje/.ssh/id_rsa.pub": invalid format ----------->8----- cut here ------8<---------- -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching the assignee of the bug.