TITLE: How to setup passwordless ssh between machine with shared home directories.

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DESCRIPTION: How to setup passwordless ssh between machine with shared home directories.

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NEED: any user account logged in

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FIRST DRAFT: Russ Boice

REVIEWED BY: Russ Boice 2/5/02

   Enter as follows from a shell:


ssh-keygen -t rsa 

   (press enter at all prompts)

   Then enter: 

cd .ssh
mv id_rsa.pub authorized_keys2
cd

   You should now be able to use ssh scp and sftp between machines with no password.