[KLUG Members] Adding a Laptop To My Network

[Bruce Smith]

> >> P.S.  I did find a very ***COMPLETE*** GUI to ssh on freshmeat,  it
> >>lets you pick more options than I knew ssh had, manage key files, transfer
> >>files, etc... Only to transfer multiple files you have to type your password
> >>again, and again, and again....  Not an acceptable solution for deployment to
> >>a wifal unit.
> >> But if openSSH will shut the ^#$( up and take its issues up with the
> >>KDC, life will be very sweet.
> >Why not insert "ssh-agent" and "ssh-add" into your login scripts.
> >This way she enters paddwords once, then from there the agent feeds the
> >passwords keys to the ssh session when ever it is needed eliminating the
> >constant requests for passwords!
> 
> Now that sounds like a solution!  I've never bothered to wonder what ssh-add,
> etc... where there for.

They are GREAT!  I use them all the time.

I run ssh-add ONCE after logging into my computer, and I NEVER
have to enter a password again to log on to any other computer
running SSH.

There is a little setup involved, like creating public & private 
DSA/RSA keys, and adding the public keys to the remote computers, 
but nothing too difficult.  (after you've done it a few times :)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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