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Auto login for ssh
Auto login for ssh
Excellent instructions are provided here, a summary is provided below.
Login to the ssh server with your client.
Generate your key pair using the following command:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/jurn/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/jurn/.ssh/id_rsa
Your public key has been saved in /home/jurn/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
$ cd ~/.ssh
$ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
$ chmod 600 authorized_keys
Don't use any passphrase
Log out of the server and go back to your local shell
$ cd
$ mkdir .ssh
Copy the file id_rsa that was generated on the server into this directory. You can use sftp or scp for this.
$ cd .ssh
$ chmod 600 id_rsa
You should now be able to login via ssh without having to prompt for a password.