TECH SOLUTIONS

If you have setup password less ssh and its not working. Try the following commands :

$ssh-add

Identity added:

If it works successfully then you password less ssh would start working . However if you get some error like

Could not open a connection to your authentication agent.

Then generate a new pid for ssh-agent as following:

$eval `ssh-agent`

$ssh-add

It will help

http://parvhappy.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/7977864-concepts-password-less-ssh

Password Less SSH:

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Create a key:

ssh-keygen

The key will be placed in ~/.ssh/id_rsa file.

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Password Less SSH with Remote Host:

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]

$ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]

It will append the contents of 'id_rsa.pub' to 'authorized_keys" on remote.

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Password Less SSH with Self:

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]

$ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]

$ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]

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Problem:

ssh [email protected]

Agent admitted failure to sign using the key.

[email protected]'s password:

Solution:

$ ssh-add

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