SSH without Password from ESXi Host to a Linux server on same internal network

[mingle2]

Just Looking to log in from a the vmware host to another linux box (as a different user).  I done this before plenty of times on Linux boxes before but not sure on the actual VMware host.  I have generated public key

/usr/lib/vmware/openssh/bin/ssh-keygen

then copied it over to the server I want to ssh to without password:

cat /etc/ssh/testserver_pub_key.pub  | ssh myuser@testserver 'cat >> /home/myuser/.ssh/authorized_keys'

Still can't log in without password.

[rungekutta]

I ran into this myself yesterday. The issue is that sshd is configured to look for authorized_keys elsewhere (not in user's .ssh folder). I don't remember where and don't have access now but look for the path as configured in the sshd config files under /etc/.

When I found the right authorized_keys in the right place and appended my key there, everything worked.

[mingle2]

Did not work for me.  Again I want to SSH from my vmware box  to a linux box (not VMWARE) as another user on the same internal network without password. 

My Steps 

ON my Vmware box on esxi

1. create pub key /usr/lib/vmware/openssh/bin/ssh-keygen

I call file server1.pub

2. Copy pub key over to server1

cat /etc/ssh/keys-root/server1.pub   | ssh admin@server1 'cat >> /home/admin/.ssh/authorized_keys'

3. When I ssh to admin@server1  I get prompted to enter password (not working)

4. I ssh using -i parameter  ssh -i /etc/ssh/keys-root/server1.pub and get prompted for password (not working)