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How to login to a Linux server with a second ssh key
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ssh-key-login.sh
# generate your new ssh key (e.g. id_rsa_second)
ssh-keygen
# add the public key to server manually (from your host panel) or by:
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa_second.pub root@server_ip_address_here
vim ~/.ssh/config
# enter this code:
Host server_ip_address_here
AddKeysToAgent yes
UseKeychain yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_second
# now login to server
ssh root@server_ip_address_here
# no password is required
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