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If the username is iQSonar, then the hidden folder .ssh will be located in /home/iQSonar/.ssh typically on Linux/Unix hosts.
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SERVERNAME ~]$ ssh-keygen |
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Generating public/private rsa key pair. |
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Enter file in which to save the key (/home/ |
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username/.ssh/id_rsa): |
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Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): |
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Enter same passphrase again: |
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Your identification has been saved in /home/ |
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username/.ssh/id_rsa. |
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Your public key has been saved in /home/ |
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username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. |
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The key fingerprint is: |
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c0:bf:33:bd:f3:5a:8b:32:48:82:85:51:3e:18:6b:fa mdoyle@hydra |
Note that two files are created. The public key (which is copied to the remote server) and the private key (which is stored on your computer)
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[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ ssh-keygen | 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: | Copy the key to the remote host. You WILL be prompted for your password. |
[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ ssh mike@10.0.1.3 | Log in to the remote host, enter your password (for the last time) |
[mike@mcusername@mc ~]$ cat id_rsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys | Append the key to the authorized keys file |
[mdoyle@hydraSERVERNAME ~]$ ssh mike@10.0.1.3 | Now you log in with no password prompt |
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