Passwordless Ssh
To log into host A from host B via SSH without a password:
On host B:
ssh-keygen (hit enter to accept default, and do not specify a pass-phrase. This create /home/tunnel/.ssh/id_rsa and /home/tunnel/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)
upload the id_rsa.pub to host A
On host A:
ssh somewhere. This create the .ssh directory with proper permission
cat id_rsa.pub » ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod go-rwx /.ssh/authorized_keys
In order to avoid typing in your pass phrase each time ssh is invoked, a ssh-agent needs to be created and your pass phrase added.
ssh-agent $SHELL
ssh-add
Depending on your configuration, you might need to allow the user ‘tunnel’ in /etc/ssh/sshd_config on host A.
page revision: 1, last edited: 04 Sep 2013 22:21
