Sun IDM Key based authentication

Question

Hi All,
I've a requirement in SUN IDM for configuring an AIX resource with key based authentication.
For this, first i created public and private keys in the AIX resource ( AIX Server) with a passphrase. The files id_rsa and id_rsa.pub are now available in /home/<UserID>/.ssh on the AIX Server . UserID is the ID used to login to the AIX server( no root access)
Then, i created a file named authorized_keys and copied the contents of the id_rsa.pub and pasted in authorized_keys file.
For key based authentication, i configured the resource with the following parameters on SUN IDM console :
Host name=Specific to server
TCP Port=22
Login User= <UserID> <User ID used while creating publice and priavte keys on AIX server)
Login shell Prompt=$
SUDO authentication =TRU
Connection Type= SSHPubKey
Private key = (Contents of id_rsa file from AIX server)
Passphrase = created from the server
Now, if i do the Test Configuration, I get the error message : Auth Failed.
Do I need to create the authorized_keys file under the /.ssh ( root .ssh folder of the AIX server ) instead of the .ssh folder of the UserID used for creating the keys?
Am i missing something here?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

The issue is resolved.
Steps done to solve:
1. Logged in to the IDM Server via putty with a User ID which has better Sudo rights and generated the keys with passphrase.
2. Logged in to the target resource ( AIX Server ) and appended the contents of public key ( From the IDM Server) in authorized_keys file ( in AIX server)
3. Gave the private key and passphrase (generated from IDM Server ) in the Resource parameters in IDM console.
After following the steps above, i was able to do a test configuration successfully.