[Gllug] Passwordless SSH

[Martin A. Brooks]

Tethys skrev:
> Create yourself a passwordless keypair:
> 
> 	ssh-keygen -t dsa
> 
> When it prompts for a password, simply press return. Append the generated
> ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the remote machine.
> 
> You should now be able to ssh without being prompted for a password.

Better still, _don't_ create yourself a passphraseless keypair.  Create 
one _with_ a password and use an agent to cache the password for you, 
keychain for example.
-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at gllug.org.uk
http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug