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Why am I still getting a password prompt with ssh with public key authentication?
I'm working from the URL I found here:
http://jaybyjayfresh.com/2009/02/04/logging-in-without-a-password-certificates-ssh/
My ssh client is Ubuntu 64 bit 11.10 desktop and my server is Centos 6.2 64 ...
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Is it safe to give out my SSH public key for work?
I currently work remotely for a number of organizations which need me to access their servers regularly for maintenance and upgrades. Is it safe for me to add my RSA public SSH key to the ...
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SCP from one server to another without password prompt
What is the best way of doing SCP from one box to the other without prompting for password?
There are two servers:
Server A (10.152.2.10): /home/oracle/export/files.txt
Server B (10.152.2.11): ...
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How can I lock my own account from remote ssh login with password?
I don't want to disable remote login with password altogether, but I want to make it so that my account is only accessible with key pair authentication (there are other users who wants to use ...
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Is there an easy way to update information in known_hosts when you know that a hosts key has changed?
If a host's operating system has been re-installed and had its public key regenerated sshing to it will of course fail because the new key doesn't match the old one.
Is there an easier way to tell ...
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Given a private SSH key, how do I recover my public key?
I've somehow lost my id_rsa.pub file. I still have my id_rsa file. How do I recover the public key from the private key?
(This question came up after ssh-copy-id was reporting "ERROR: No identities ...
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how to avoid ssh asking permission?
We are attempting to speed up the installation of oracle nodes for RAC installation.
this requires that we get ssh installed and configured so that it doesn't prompt for a password.
The problem is:
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Is it possible to use one SSH key per account for each account on a given remote server?
Suppose I have a number of accounts on a server called SERVER. Let's call them ACCOUNT1, ACCOUNT2 and ACCOUNT3.
Suppose I don't want to have to type in the password for the account each time I ssh ...
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Send an email any time an SSH key is used
I have about 30 nearly-identical CentOS 6 servers that I need to be able to push out updated config files automatically using an rsa key to log in as root. Usually this will just be rsync, but ...
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Multiple SSH private keys, possible?
Is it possible to have multiple SSH key in a single client, and let ssh choose the right one automatically?
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SSH key-based authentication: known_hosts vs authorized_keys
I read about setting up ssh keys in Linux and have some questions. Correct me if I'm wrong…
Let's say host tr-lgto wants to connect to host tr-mdm using ssh. If we want to be sure that it's the real ...
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Automated ssh login with passphrase?
Logging onto a machine over ssh typically requires a password to be entered before access is granted. Alternatively, a key/certificate (without a passphrase) can be installed onto the remote machine ...
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How to avoid being asked passphrase each time I push to Bitbucket
I set up my ssh stuff with the help of this guide, and it used to work well (I could run hg push without being asked for a passphrase). What could have happened between then and now, considering that ...
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SSHFS specify key
I've got a question that I've not been able to find an answer for. I have two computers, both of which run Ubuntu Linux 12.04. I have set up my first computer ("home") to be able to SSH into my second ...
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SSH Public key comment separator
I've created a SSH authentication key (with ssh-keygen) in two different servers, both with a useful comment, but the public key of one server has == between the key and the comment, while the other ...
