Michael, I don't think you really need /root/.ssh/config and /root/.ssh/known_hosts, but if you want them, then use "/mnt/kd/root/".
Lonnie On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Michael Knill wrote: > Sorry I responded without fully looking at the answer. > > I understand the ssh_keys directory for the creation of the authorised_keys > file for access to Astlinux so thanks for that. However I want > /root/.ssh/known_hosts and /root/.ssh/config to be persistent for initiating > an SSH connection from Astlinux to a central server for upgrades and maybe > backups. Putting these files in the ssh_root_keys did not work! Will I need > mnt/kd/root to do this? > > Regards > Michael Knill > > > > > On 01/12/2012, at 10:15 AM, Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> Yes, this is a little confusing... >> >> Personally I don't have a "/mnt/kd/root" directory so the root is not >> persistent, in that case "/mnt/kd/ssh_keys" directory contains public keys >> of authorized hosts and will automatically generate the >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. >> >> The "/mnt/kd/ssh_root_keys" directory contains the public and private keys >> of the ssh root user, this is used for outbound ssh connections, and copied >> to "/root/.ssh/" . >> >> If you enable the persistent root via a "/mnt/kd/root" directory, then the >> above still applies if the /root/.ssh/* files don't already exist, but if >> they do exist you have to manage them yourself. >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> On Nov 30, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Michael Knill wrote: >> >>> I am a little confused (not unusual). >>> >>> I want to use SSH to manage my systems and also backup and receive updates >>> from a central server. As such, I need persistence for /root/.ssh. >>> From a previous post I saw that creating /mnt/kd/root achieved this which >>> it did. >>> >>> What I am confused about however is the purpose of /mnt/kd/ssh_root_keys. >>> As that is all I need persistence for, I assumed that putting my files in >>> here would work but it didn't. >>> Also in this previous post it mentioned that if /mnt/kd/ssh_keys is created >>> then its contents will be appended to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. Is this >>> still the case? I assume that I don't need this if I have /mnt/kd/root or >>> /mnt/kd/ssh_root_keys? >>> >>> Regards >>> Michael Knill >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: >> TUNE You got it built. Now make it sing. Tune shows you how. >> http://goparallel.sourceforge.net >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to >> [email protected]. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: > INSIGHTS What's next for parallel hardware, programming and related areas? > Interviews and blogs by thought leaders keep you ahead of the curve. > http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > [email protected]. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: INSIGHTS What's next for parallel hardware, programming and related areas? Interviews and blogs by thought leaders keep you ahead of the curve. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [email protected].
