[CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
yesterday, i was demoing how to use ssh-copy-id on centos 5.5 to copy one's public key to another machine and account so you don't need to type the password anymore. i used ssh-keygen to create the standard RSA-format files, then checked the man page for ssh-copy-id, which reads: ssh-copy-id [-i [identity_file]] [u...@]machine ... If the -i option is given then the identity file (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is used the above seems to suggest that, as long as i'm happy copying over the default id_rsa.pub file, all i need type is: $ ssh-copy-id -i bar...@192.168.2.19 /usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: ERROR: No identities found $ clearly, that doesn't work. but if i simply add in the name of the file, it's fine: $ ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub bar...@192.168.2.19 ^^^ any reason for that? the man page clearly states that that file is the default, but it's obvious i still need to type its name. am i missing something? is the man page wrong? rday -- Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
From: Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca If the -i option is given then the identity file (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is used My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub... JD ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, John Doe wrote: From: Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca If the -i option is given then the identity file (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is used My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub... argh ... sorry, i was logged into the wrong system when reading the man page, i was connected to my ubuntu system. interesting that different distros have different default files for the same command. i will definitely remember that. rday -- Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
On 7/10/10 10:23 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote: My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub... argh ... sorry, i was logged into the wrong system when reading the man page, i was connected to my ubuntu system. interesting that different distros have different default files for the same command. i will definitely remember that. Slackware also says ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, so chances are this is (another) Red Hat/CentOS specific modification. Anyone got an OpenBSD box to double-check on? Regards, Ben signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
OpenBSD is not shipped with ssh-copy-id. But ssh-copy-id is only
script. So if you try this:
[r...@wenca ~]# cd /usr/bin/
[r...@wenca bin]# head -n 20 ssh-copy-id
#!/bin/sh
# Shell script to install your identity.pub on a remote machine
# Takes the remote machine name as an argument.
# Obviously, the remote machine must accept password authentication,
# or one of the other keys in your ssh-agent, for this to work.
ID_FILE=${HOME}/.ssh/identity.pub
you can get it.
Regards,
Vaclav Strachon
On 7.10.2010 13:54, Ben McGinnes wrote:
On 7/10/10 10:23 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub...
argh ... sorry, i was logged into the wrong system when reading the
man page, i was connected to my ubuntu system. interesting that
different distros have different default files for the same command.
i will definitely remember that.
Slackware also says ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, so chances are this is (another)
Red Hat/CentOS specific modification. Anyone got an OpenBSD box to
double-check on?
Regards,
Ben
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Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
On 7/10/10 11:20 PM, Václav Strachoň wrote: OpenBSD is not shipped with ssh-copy-id. But ssh-copy-id is only script. So if you try this: Ah, cool. The last time I needed to do this it was the old-fashioned way. Regards, Ben signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
At Thu, 7 Oct 2010 07:23:55 -0400 (EDT) CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, John Doe wrote: From: Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca If the -i option is given then the identity file (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is used My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub... argh ... sorry, i was logged into the wrong system when reading the man page, i was connected to my ubuntu system. interesting that different distros have different default files for the same command. i will definitely remember that. My my (CentOS 5.5) man ssy-keygen: ~/.ssh/identity.pub Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentica- tion. The contents of this file should be added to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes to log in using RSA authentication. There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. identity.pub is *OpenSSH V1* public key file. How old is the ubuntu system? Is OpenSSH V1 or V2 installed? The V1 RSA protocol is old available for older systems... rday -- Robert Heller -- Get the Deepwoods Software FireFox Toolbar! Deepwoods Software-- Linux Installation and Administration http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Web Hosting, with CGI and Database hel...@deepsoft.com -- Contract Programming: C/C++, Tcl/Tk ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] does ssh-copy-id not use id_rsa.pub file by default?
On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, Robert Heller wrote: At Thu, 7 Oct 2010 07:23:55 -0400 (EDT) CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On Thu, 7 Oct 2010, John Doe wrote: From: Robert P. J. Day rpj...@crashcourse.ca If the -i option is given then the identity file (defaults to ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) is used My man page says: ~/.ssh/identity.pub... argh ... sorry, i was logged into the wrong system when reading the man page, i was connected to my ubuntu system. interesting that different distros have different default files for the same command. i will definitely remember that. My my (CentOS 5.5) man ssy-keygen: ~/.ssh/identity.pub Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentica- tion. The contents of this file should be added to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on all machines where the user wishes to log in using RSA authentication. There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. identity.pub is *OpenSSH V1* public key file. How old is the ubuntu system? Is OpenSSH V1 or V2 installed? The V1 RSA protocol is old available for older systems... ubuntu 10.10 (yes, really, development version constantly updated to track upcoming 10.10). in short, really new. so the current centos 5.5 ssh-copy-id command clearly(?) still has openssh V1 default set. not a big deal, just surprised me. rday -- Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
