scp

[Jay Chandler]

On Oct 22, 2008, at 6:40 PM, kalin m wrote:

> hi all...
>
> i need to do a script to copy a file from a remote machine via scp  
> with a key and without a password....
>
> here is what i'm doing:
>
> 1. ssh-keygen -t rsa
> 2. scp new_key.pub to user at remote_host (with password)
> 3. on remote_host rename new_key.pub to ~user/.ssh/athorized_keys
>
Should be authorized_keys.

I usually cheat and grab a copy of ssh-copy-id from the web; I suspect  
your issue has to do with permissions for the .ssh directory and the  
authorized_keys file.


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