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Generate secure ssh keys (See related posts)

Here's how to get to a quick secure shell login. On your computer (replace all values in CAPS of course):

cd ~
ssh-keygen -t dsa


(just hit return at any prompts, even if it asks for a password). Then:

scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub YOURUSER@YOURSERVER.textdrive.com:~/.ssh/authorized_keys


And put in the password for your account when prompted. Next, add the following to ~/.ssh/config:

Host SOMESHORTCUT
Port 22
User YOURUSER
Hostname YOURSERVER.textdrive.com
KeepAlive yes


Restart the local shell, and then whenever you want to login to your server, just type:

ssh SOMESHORTCUT


...and you'll zip right in.
to ssh shell by dean on Thu May 26 08:50:41 +0000 2005

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nickstenning posts on Jun 03, 2005 at 10:48 
scp ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub YOURUSER@YOURSERVER.textdrive.com:~/.ssh/authorized_keys


Dean, the only problem with this line is that it'll overwrite any other authorized_keys you already have.

See my new snippet here for a slightly more foolproof way of doing this.

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