[CSC 435] Setting up SSH keyfiles on cluster

[Daryl Ebanks]

Andrew J. Pounds wrote:
> Okay -- here is what we need to do...
> -- First get rid of the stuff we did last week using the following
> procedure...
>
> 1. log onto zeus
> 2. issue the comand "rm sshkey*"
> 3. cd .ssh
> 4. issue the command "rm auth*"
>
> Now we are going to make a single ssh-key authentication file (unique
> to your userid)
>
> 5. issue the command "ssh-keygen -q -f sshkey_zeus -t dsa"
>
> This will create two files, sshkey_zeus and sshkey_zeus.pub
>
> 6. cp sshkey_zeus id_dsa
> 7. cp sshkey_zeus.pub authorized_keys
> 8. chmod go-rws id_dsa
>
> At this point you should be able to log into zeus from zeus with no
> password, we need to replicate this information to all the other
> machines...
>
> 9. cd ..
> 10. ./generatekeys.pl    <-- execute my perl script you copied last week
> 11. cat sshkey*.pub >>./.ssh/authorized_keys
> 12. rm sshkey*
>
> At this point, you should be able to log into any machine in Room 306
> without a password
>
Did Anyone get this to work yet. I just tried it from my room computer
and it wasn't working correctly. Perhaps it only works on lab computers?
I'll try in the lab during class.
Daryl Ebanks