Date: 27 Nov 2000 20:59:44 -0600 From: tayers@bridge.com To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help Understanding SSH Message-ID: <m3d7fgol7j.fsf@tim.bridge.com> In-Reply-To: dima@unixfreak.org's message of "Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:22:32 -0800 (PST)" References: <20001128022232.8341A3E08@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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>>>>> "D" == Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> writes: D> Mike Meyer wrote: >> tayers@bridge.com types: >> > Then I disconnect from B and connect again: 'ssh B'. It works without >> > the "authenticity" warning, but it prompts for the passphrase >> > again. Blech. ;-p Is there a way to set this up so I don't have to >> > type the passphrase in all the time? Having to type the passphrase >> > makes doing 'ssh B <command>' from a script kind of troublesome. >> >> I haven't fooled with passphrases. You may need to set things up >> without one. However, according to the ssh-keygen man page, you need >> to copy the .ssh/identity.pub key into .ssh/authorized_keys on the >> remote machine. I'd try that first. D> This is to get the RSA key working in the first place (identity.pub -> D> authorized_keys is telling the server that they key can be used to D> connect to that user's account). What you're looking for is D> ssh-agent(1) and ssh-add(1). Thanks for the answers. stock@fishcracker.com and Dima suggested using ssh-agent, but I don't think that is useful in my case. I have UNIX servers that need to communicate with other servers. So I want server A to be able to run a command on server B. I did not make this clear in my original message. Mike's implication is what allows this to work without a prompt. If you create an SSH key without a passphrase it works like I want: without prompting for a passphrase. I'm still looking for the what/why of the passphrase. I assume it is additional security, but haven't seen that printed anywhere. Thanks and Hope you have a very nice day, :-) Tim Ayers (tayers@bridge.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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