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  • How to setup SSH to not ask for a password?

    I’ve had enough people ask me how to do this that I decided to post a summary here on my blog. 

    Terms:
Client: machine starting the SSH session
Server: machine running the SSH session

    On Client:
Use ssh-keygen to generate a new public/private keypair:
ssh-keygen -t dsa
Take the defaults (except for passphrase if you want to be picky)

    Now append the generated public key (id_dsa.pub) onto the authorized keys for server:
cat id_dsa.pub | ssh uname@server 'cat >>.ssh/authorized_keys2'

    Make certain that .ssh directory is configured with permission 0700 and contents are permission 0600.

  • Welcome to my web site!

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    This collection of pages is a reflection of my personal interests and experimentation. I tend to use these things two ways: trying different funky HTML things and as sort of an extended “Bookmark” file. So, pardon the mess and feel free to use this page as jumping off point to lots of neat places

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