{"id":5339,"date":"2023-02-15T13:08:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5339"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T07:38:07","slug":"install-append-ssh-key-in-a-remote-linux-unix-servers-authorized_keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/install-append-ssh-key-in-a-remote-linux-unix-servers-authorized_keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Install \/ Append SSH Key In A Remote Linux \/ UNIX Servers Authorized_keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To install or append an SSH key to the <code>authorized_keys<\/code> file on a remote Linux\/Unix server, you can use the <code>ssh-copy-id<\/code> command. Here are the steps to do so:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a terminal window on your local machine.<\/li>\n<li>Generate an SSH key pair (if you haven&#8217;t already):\n<ul>\n<li>Use the following command to generate a new SSH key pair:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-css\">ssh-keygen -t rsa -<span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">b<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">4096<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Follow the prompts to create the key pair. The default location for the key pair is <code>~\/.ssh\/id_rsa<\/code> for the private key and <code>~\/.ssh\/id_rsa.pub<\/code> for the public key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Copy the public key to the remote server:\n<ul>\n<li>Use the <code>ssh-copy-id<\/code> command to copy the public key to the remote server. For example, to copy the key to a user account named &#8220;remoteuser&#8221; on a server with IP address &#8220;192.0.2.1&#8221;, use the following command:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-sql\">ssh<span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">copy<\/span><span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span>id remoteuser<span class=\"hljs-variable\">@192<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.2<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.1<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>This will prompt you for the password for the remote user account. Enter the password to log in to the remote server and copy the public key to the <code>authorized_keys<\/code> file for the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Test the SSH connection:\n<ul>\n<li>Try to log in to the remote server using SSH. If the key was installed correctly, you should be able to log in without entering a password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Alternatively, you can manually append the contents of your local public key to the <code>authorized_keys<\/code> file on the remote server using a text editor. Here are the steps to do so:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a terminal window on your local machine.<\/li>\n<li>Display the contents of your public key:\n<ul>\n<li>Use the following command to display the contents of your public key:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-javascript\">cat ~<span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/.ssh\/i<\/span>d_rsa.<span class=\"hljs-property\">pub<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>This will display the key in the terminal window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Connect to the remote server using SSH:\n<ul>\n<li>Use the following command to connect to the remote server using SSH:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-css\">ssh remoteuser<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">@192<\/span>.0.2.1<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>This will prompt you for the password for the remote user account. Enter the password to log in to the remote server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Edit the <code>authorized_keys<\/code> file:\n<ul>\n<li>Use a text editor (such as <code>nano<\/code> or <code>vim<\/code>) to edit the <code>authorized_keys<\/code> file for the remote user account. For example, to edit the file for the user &#8220;remoteuser&#8221;, you can use the following command:\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-javascript\">nano ~<span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/.ssh\/<\/span>authorized_keys<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Append the contents of your public key to the end of the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Save and exit the file:\n<ul>\n<li>Save the changes you made to the file and exit the text editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Test the SSH connection:\n<ul>\n<li>Try to log in to the remote server using SSH. If the key was installed correctly, you should be able to log in without entering a password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To install or append an SSH key to the authorized_keys file on a remote Linux\/Unix server, you can use the ssh-copy-id command. Here are the steps to do so: Open a terminal window on your local machine. 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