| Unix Command/output | Meaning/Comment |
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[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ ssh-keygen
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/mdoyleusername/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/mdoyleusername/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/mdoyleusername/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. | Generate the key. Do not specify a password to allow for use in scripts without user input. |
[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ scp .ssh/id_rsa.pub mike@10.0.1.3:
Password for mike@mc:
id_rsa.pub 100% 411 0.4KB/s 00:00 | Copy the key to the remote host. You WILL be prompted for your password.
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[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ ssh mike@10.0.1.3
Password for mike@mc:
Last login: Tue Sep 12 14:25:36 2017 from 10.0.1.1
Welcome to FreeBSD!
| Log in to the remote host, enter your password (for the last time) |
[mike@mc ~]$ cat id_rsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys
[mike@mc ~]$ chmod 600 .ssh/authorized_keys
[mike@mc ~]$ rm id_rsa.pub
[mike@mc ~]$ logout
Connection to 10.0.1.3 closed. | Append the key to the authorized keys file |
[mdoyle@hydra ~]$ ssh mike@10.0.1.3
Last login: Tue Sep 12 14:29:45 2017 from 10.0.1.1
Welcome to FreeBSD! | Now you log in with no password prompt |