Frequently Asked Questions

How to enable passwordless SSH?

Step 1: Check or Create Authentication SSH-Keygen Keys on local machine

>>> $ ls -al ~/.ssh/id_*.pub  #check existing key, if key exists goto step 2
>>> $ ssh-keygen -t rsa       #Keep pressing enter
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Step 2: Upload SSH Key to remote machine

>>> $ ssh-copy-id username@hostname -p xxxx   #Enter the password

If above step failed, try the command given below with your credential

>>> $ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh remote_username@server_ip_address "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

Step 3: Test passwordless-ssh Login from local machine to remote

>>> $ ssh remote_username@server_ip_address

Step 4: Get the path of private key file

>>> $ realpath ~/.ssh/id_rsa