Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of faq/public-private-key-generation
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- Mar 21, 2008, 9:58:47 AM (16 years ago)
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v4 v5 33 33 == Setting up your key for access to a server == 34 34 35 === One Linux or Mac OS X (using the command line) === 36 35 37 Now that you have a public key, you will want to copy it to the server (or servers) on which you want to use it. With the following command replace `USER` with your username and `SERVER` with your server name, like `malcolm.mayfirst.org`: 36 38 … … 45 47 }}} 46 48 47 You only need to do this once for each server you plan to access this way. 49 === On Windows, Mac OS X or Linux (using a graphical program) === 50 51 Using [wiki:sftp your favorite graphical Secure FTP program], login to your account, create a directory called .ssh (if it doesn't already exist), and upload your id_rsa.pub file to that directory. Once it has been uploaded, rename it: authorized_keys. 48 52 49 53 == Accessing a server using your key ==