I have several machines that must have trusted root accounts, that is, I need to be able to run "ssh targethost command" on each by each, for the root user. I have had no success thus far doing so. Normally for the non-root users, all I have to do is set the /etc/ssh/known_hosts, build up the users' ~/.ssh/known_hosts, and the users will work without requiring passwords. (I'm using method 2 authentication.) All run openssh-1.2.1. What files do I need to configure? I already have PermitRootLogin yes RhostsRSAAuthentication yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. What am I missing? I still get prompted for a password every time I try to log in as root. -- http://www.pricegrabber.com | The best deals, all the time.