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Auto login for ssh#

• Login to the source ssh server via putty.
• Generate your key pair using the following command:

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa

• Generating public/private rsa key pair.

• Enter file in which to save the key (/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa):
• Don't enter a passphrase
• Your identification has been saved in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa
• Your public key has been saved in /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

$ cd ~/.ssh
$ cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
$ chmod 600 authorized_keys

Open the file to get ready to cut and paste text into source server

$ vi ~/.ssh/id_rsa

• Log out of the server and go back to your local shell

$ cd ~
$ mkdir .ssh

• Copy the file id_rsa that was generated on the server into this directory. You can use sftp or scp for this.

$ cd .ssh
$ vi id_rsa
$ chmod 600 id_rsa

• You should now be able to login via ssh without having to prompt for a password.

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