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.ssh directory setup for future reference
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chmod 700 .ssh
chmod 600 .ssh/authorized_keys
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This file is readable by more than just you. Newer versions of ssh see this, recongize it as a security hole, and prevent you from doing something stupid. Lesson Learned: Make sure that the files in .ssh are writable only by you, on both machines, and non-executable by anyone.
^ reference http://joey.ubuntu-rocks.org/blog/2008/06/08/ssh-authorized_keys-permissions-or-why-ssh-is-smarter-than-you/
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