ssh agent to eliminate remote login password prompt
Configure and run the ssh agent to eliminate the need to manually login to a remote system to execute commands.
Ubuntu default setup comes with ssh agent automatically - you just need to configure it.
1. Generate a private key: ssh-keygen -t dsa
2. Copy this key to the correct place on the remote machine, usually this is: ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
3. Run ssh-add This require you to enter your local passphrase and your remote password. You can also set up Ubuntu to ask you this passphrase at login
ps -u <username> | grep ssh-agent
What is it and how do I use it?
Ubuntu default setup comes with ssh agent automatically - you just need to configure it.
1. Generate a private key: ssh-keygen -t dsa
2. Copy this key to the correct place on the remote machine, usually this is: ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
3. Run ssh-add This require you to enter your local passphrase and your remote password. You can also set up Ubuntu to ask you this passphrase at login
ps -u <username> | grep ssh-agent
What is it and how do I use it?
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