Posts Tagged ‘server’

  1. SSH keys: the simple version

    SSH Keys –

    • Generate a key on your local machine. Just agree to all of the prompts:
    ssh-keygen
    • Find the .ssh directory in the home folder of the server you want to log in to. In it find/create the authorized_keys2 file in this directory.
    • Copy the created key from your local computers home folder to the servers authorized_keys2 file. The generated key is found in ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. Copy the entire line ending with your servers address from this file.
    • Make sure that the servers authorized_keys2 file is set to read only local. Chmod to 600 to be sure.
    • Log out of the server, log back in and check if it worked!