[gentoo-user] ssh access in vhost account

[Mick]

Hi All,

I have a vhost account with an ISP and he's given me ssh access - which is 
nice.  However, his /etc/sshd_config is set to allow passwd authentication 
rather than public key and there's no ~/.ssh/authorised_keys dir/file in my 
home.

Is there a way to set up per user sshd login preferences so that some users 
can login using say passwd while others use keys only, or is there just one 
setting for the whole server through the /etc/sshd_config?  I am not sure how 
things work in a vhost setup so I though of checking first before I start 
asking them silly questions.  ;-)
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Regards,
Mick