ssh public key frustration

Michael Hipp Michael
Mon May 17 11:53:38 PDT 2004


Net Llama! wrote:
> 0) on the client box, run "ssh-keygen -t dsa", hit enter at all the 
> prompts, and i'll end up with ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub.

I believe the above creates a key that will still require a password 
before access is granted. To create a key that requires no password, use:

ssh-keygen -P "" -t dsa

Or did I misunderstand what you're trying to do?

Michael



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