On my laptop, I've run ssh-keygen, and I've copied the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on my desktop. However, when I issue the command ssh desktop_user@desktop I get the following error message ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host This is disappointing, as I was expecting to be asked to enter the passphrase associated with this key :( Any suggestions? Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.0, Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default, KDE 4.1.2 Intel Celeron 2.53GB, 2GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 7600GS -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org