Virtual Brain/Linux/SSH Public Key Authentication Easy, but I always forget how to do it. Do this on client side: {code:none} # generate a public/private keypair on host you want to connect from ssh-keygen -t rsa (enter passphrase if you like) # copy public key to host you want to connect to # make sure we do not overwrite an authorized_keys2 file # on the server side by checking there first! scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub someuser@someserverhost:/home/someuser/.ssh/authorized_keys2 # This should work without asking for a password now on the host you want to connect from: ssh -l someuser someserverhost {code} 2009-01-13 15:05:14.17 2007-10-07 18:20:09.405