ssh2 login with public key - not working (solved)

[Laszlo Nagy]

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> rm -fr /root/.ssh
> cp ~user2/.ssh /root
> chown -R root:wheel /root/.ssh
> chmod 700 /root/.ssh
> chmod 600 /root/.ssh/*
> chmod 700 /root
> ssh -l user1 mybox

Problem solved. I forgot to edit /root/.ssh/config
I still not sure why user recreation worked, but I don't care anymore. 
Thank you for all your help!

 
  Laszlo