Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:50:13 -0700 From: Jay Chandler <lists@sequestered.net> To: kalin m <kalin@el.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: scp Message-ID: <7131CDCF-E6F4-49DD-9B86-605CEECAA73A@sequestered.net> In-Reply-To: <48FFD609.6090206@el.net> References: <48FFD609.6090206@el.net>
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On Oct 22, 2008, at 6:40 PM, kalin m wrote: > hi all... > > i need to do a script to copy a file from a remote machine via scp > with a key and without a password.... > > here is what i'm doing: > > 1. ssh-keygen -t rsa > 2. scp new_key.pub to user@remote_host (with password) > 3. on remote_host rename new_key.pub to ~user/.ssh/athorized_keys > Should be authorized_keys. I usually cheat and grab a copy of ssh-copy-id from the web; I suspect your issue has to do with permissions for the .ssh directory and the authorized_keys file. -- Jay Chandler / KB1JWQ Living Legend / Systems Exorcist Today's Excuse: Budget cuts
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