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In a terminal, type: |
In a terminal on the local machine, type: |
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ssh-keygen - |
ssh-keygen -t dsa |
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cd ~/.ssh |
cd ~/.ssh |
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You'll then need to copy it to the remote host, you can do this via scp (command below) or via some other secure method. |
You'll then need to copy it to the remote host, you can do this via scp (command below) or via some other secure method. |
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scp id_dsa.pub user@remote_host:.ssh |
scp id_dsa.pub user@remote_host:.ssh/id_dsa.pub.new |
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ssh (or otherwise gain access) to the remote host and do the following: |
ssh (or otherwise gain access) to the remote host and do the following: |
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cd ~/.ssh |
cd ~/.ssh |
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Cat the public key from the client into the authorized_keys file |
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If the file authorized_keys is in the .ssh directory |
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cat id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys |
cat id_dsa.pub.new >> authorized_keys |
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That's it. |
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If the file authorized_keys is not in the .ssh directory |
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mv id_dsa.pub authorized_keys |
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 28 May 2005
In a terminal on the local machine, type:
ssh-keygen -t dsa cd ~/.ssh
You'll then need to copy it to the remote host, you can do this via scp (command below) or via some other secure method.
scp id_dsa.pub user@remote_host:.ssh/id_dsa.pub.new
ssh (or otherwise gain access) to the remote host and do the following:
cd ~/.ssh
Cat the public key from the client into the authorized_keys file
cat id_dsa.pub.new >> authorized_keys
That's it.