The above 3 simple steps should get the job done in most cases.

Step 3: Login to remote-host without entering the password ssh remote-host Note: ssh-copy-id appends the keys to the remote-host’s. To make sure we haven't added extra keys that you weren't expecting. Now try logging into the machine, with 'ssh 'remote-host'', and check in: Your public key has been saved in /home/jsmith/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.ģ3:b3:fe:af:95:95:18:11:31:d5:de:96:2f:f2:35:f9 Step 2: Copy the public key to remote-host using ssh-copy-id ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub password: Your identification has been saved in /home/jsmith/.ssh/id_rsa. Step 1: Create public and private keys using ssh-key-gen on local-host [Note: You are on local-host ssh-keygenĮnter file in which to save the key (/home/jsmith/.ssh/id_rsa): Įnter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Įnter same passphrase again: This article also explains 3 minor annoyances of using ssh-copy-id and how to use ssh-copy-id along with ssh-agent.

ssh-copy-id also assigns proper permission to the remote-host’s home, ~/.ssh, and ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. ssh-copy-id copies the local-host’s public key to the remote-host’s authorized_keys file. Ssh-keygen creates the public and private keys. You can login to a remote Linux server without entering password in 3 simple steps using ssky-keygen and ssh-copy-id as explained in this article.

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