Specify key file when SSHing

Tom — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:32:55 +0000

If key is not named id_rsa need to specify when logging on.

ssh -i ~/.ssh/key_file your@host.name

SSH keys: the simple version

Tom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:27 +0000

SSH Keys –

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.