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--- ssh_without_a_password_using_public_private_keys [2008/01/30 21:25] – juckins
+++ ssh_without_a_password_using_public_private_keys [2009/02/12 11:43] (current) – juckins
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 need to configure client (machine connecting from) and server (machine connecting to) \\
 on client:  create dsa and rsa public and private keys with the following: \\
-cd to ~/.ssh \\
+<code>
-ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa \\
+cd ~/.ssh
-ssh-keygen -t dsa -f ~/.ssh/id_dsa \\
+ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+ssh-keygen -t dsa -f ~/.ssh/id_dsa
+</code>
 this creates id_dsa, id_dsa.pub, id_rsa, id_rsa.pub - optionally can enter a 'passphrase' when prompted \\
 on server: \\
-cd ~/.ssh/ \\
+<code>
-create authorized_keys files
+cd ~/.ssh/
+</code>
+vi authorized_keys2 \\
 copy the id_dsa.pub and id_rsa.pub from client into authorized_keys file \\
 make sure permissions 644 on authorized_keys \\
+Also:
+<code>
+chmod 0700 /home/<user's-home-directory>/.ssh -R
+</code>
 Repeat process for creating keys on server, and copy the .pub keys to the client's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. \\
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 To restart sshd: kill running sshd process \\
-issue the command /sbin/init.d/sshd \\
+now issue:
+<code>/sbin/init.d/sshd
+</code>
-Or for Red Hat systems: service sshd restart \\
+Or for Red Hat systems:
+<code>
+service sshd restart
+</code>