ssh-keygen throws "Bus error"

[vbdjames]

Under OS X 10.5.4, if I try "ssh-keygen", I get a Bus error.

It will run if I "sudo ssh-keygen", but then all of my ssh commands require me to sudo to get them to run.

Any ideas?

[nixgeek]

That is strange. Are you doing it from within your home path when in the Terminal?

[vbdjames]

Yes - here's a cut/paste:

imac:~ djames$ pwd
/Users/djames
imac:~ djames$ ssh-keygen
Bus error

imac:~ djames$ sudo ssh-keygen
Password:
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/var/root/.ssh/id_rsa):

And regardless if I accept that file location or direct it to ~/.ssh/id_rsa, it creates a key I cannot use without sudo (and that has root as the username).

I do not have this problem on my macbook, which is at same OS version/build.

[kilowatt]

Check permissions on ~/.ssh.
ls -ld ~/.ssh
and maybe, if there is already a file present that you don't have permission to override.
ls -lr ~/.ssh

[vbdjames]

Turns out it was a problem with an old version of Instant Hijack (a component of the Audio Hijack application). It was doing some "bad" kernel patching. I tried to post this before with a link to the article where I found the answer, but that post went into "waiting for approval"-land, so I'm leaving the link out this time in hopes that it will post. Google "ssh-keygen bus error audio hijack" to find the articles...