Re: [LUG] Password-less SSH logins

[Jonathan Melhuish <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 30 May 2004 21:32, Theo Zourzouvillys wrote:
> On Sunday 30 May 2004 21:25, Jonathan Melhuish wrote:
> > I haven't got that far. ?I'm just trying to ssh in and be asked for a
> > passphrase, rather than a password.
>
> the passphrase is to unlock the private key.
>
> if you want to log in without being prompoted for it, use ssh-agent [1], or
> remove the passphrase from the key (not recommended!)

At this stage, I /do/ want to be prompted for it, to show that I've got public 
key authentication working.  Which I haven't, by the looks of things :-(

Cheers,

Jon

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