how to login with ssh to remote system with out applying the remote root/user password
with rlogin we can ujse .rhosts file
but with ssh howits possible
plz guide
Search the site for the keyword "SSH public key authentication". There is (thankfully) no 1:1 equivalent to .rhosts
Follow the below procedure to setup passwordless login.
Consider host1 is the server from where you are trying to do passwordless ssh to host2.
- In host1, generate a public and private key pair for root
ssh-keygen -t dsa
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In host2, go to .ssh under / and put the public key from above in authorized_keys [create it if not there and give it 644 permission]
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From host1, try ssh to host2 and say yes to add the host entry in known_hosts for future
Next time when you will do ssh host2 from host1 it will be passwordless.
Cheers
Vishal