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by rferguso

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Has anyone successfully configured SSH to run
by using keys but no pass phrases? I have seen documentation that alludes to the possibility but have not succeeded with implementation. Running on a Sun Ultra 5 with Solaris 8 ....

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by dennis.hammer

run ssh-keygen on your local box, it generates a file with your key (usually .ssh/identity, but it prompts for the name). Then copy the contents of this file to the .ssh/authorized_keys file of the remote box - this should do the trick

hope it helps

by kgosnell

Contact the sofware makers to assure you are not circumventing security protocols, likely they will know the fix , and "IF" it warrants removing you from the warrantee if implimented ,as it changes the way it operates

by bmiller

Another thing you might try in addition to Dennis Hammer's answer is to set the permissions on these files to chmod 0600.

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