Allow login via SSH key pair to linux machine

created by ares, 22. 02. 2014

This tutorial will show you how to configure linux machine to allow you to log into this machine using SSH key pair.

Inputs / Conditions / Prerequisites

Steps

1

Login into linux machine where you want to enable ssh key pair login for particular user.
2

In that user's home directory create directory .ssh

mkdir /home/[username]/.ssh

Replace [username] with user name of that user.
3

Copy file with SSH public key to that server. This file may be named like 'id_rsa.pub'.
4

append content of that file to file .ssh/authorized_keys

cat id_rsa.pub >> /home/[username]/.ssh/authorized_keys
5

Server is now configured to allow you to login via SSH key pair.

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