[TriLUG] how-to: preshare ssh key

[Warren Myers]

Thanks. That was a lot easier than the googling i had done made it look :)

WMM


On 6/3/08, Jason Watts <jsnonzzr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> here, try these steps.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> In this example, I have two systems:
>
> System A - my local system
>
> System B - my remote systems
>
> I need to set things up where System A can run remote commands on System B
> without being prompted for a password. I am assuming I need to set this up
> for the root user in this example.
>
> Here are the steps:
>
> Login to System A and run the following commands:
>
> SystemA# sshkeygen -t dsa
>
> Take all the defaults. DO NOT create a passphrase for your key.
>
> SystemA# scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub root at SystemB:~/.ssh/authorized_keys
> if the path doesnt exist on system B, dont forget to create it.  also, once
> you generate the key, you can use the key on system C D and G as well.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I need to set up rsync between a pair of servers and want to use ssh to
> > accomplish that.
> >
> > However, I don't want to be entering the passwords of those users
> > constantly.
> >
> > How do I go about pre-sharing the server keys between the target and
> source
> > machines?
> >
> > Or, is there a better way to do this than I have currently out-lined?
> >
> > WMM
> >
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