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dshipp/ssh_authorise.sh

Created October 21, 2014 16:43
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Generates an RSA keypair and installs it in a remote machine's authorized_keys, so you can ssh to that machine without a password prompt
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ssh_authorise.sh
# Generate a new ID without passphrase if one doesn't exist
if [ ! -e ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ] ; then
yes | ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -N ''
ssh-add
fi
# Copy the id to the target machine (this will prompt you for a password)
ssh-copy-id username@target.host
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