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December 28, 2022 20:16
How to login to a Linux server with a second ssh key
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# 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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