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If I try to connect to a certain server with 

ssh example.com

ssh aborts with Too many authentication failures because I have more than 5 ssh keys in my .ssh folder and it loops through all those keys with none of them fitting (detailed description here)

How can I tell ssh not to look in my keys and just give me the password prompt?

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  • Seems you need: serverfault.com/questions/130346/… Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 12:21
  • @rub77. The answer has already been given. You can add your solution and mark it as answer. Glad you solved it. Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 12:30
  • I usually use a config file that specifies which key belongs to which server and this negates the need for looping through the keys. Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 12:51
  • @DavidKohen can you add a description how to do that here please? ssh always too many authentication failures Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 12:54
  • So this is a duplicate question, please delete this one (since you are asking us to answer in the other question), though I think this is a more fitting site to post this in. Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 13:14

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The following method works:

ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=password host.example.org
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