On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Stephan Rudlof wrote:

> Stephan Rudlof wrote:
> > 
> > Do you have a similar easy to follow one to avoid typing the password
> > for every command while using ssh?
> > I have generated a key and typed it into the web interface of SF, but it
> > doesn't work as expected.
> 
> Ok, I have looked deeper:
> - use ssh1 and ssh-keygen1 and not ssh;

... if you installed ssh2, otherwise ssh is just fine.

> - copy and paste your public key in ~/.ssh/identity.pub to the web
> interface available over SF 'Account Maintenance' by an editor and not
> by marking it more'd or less'd in a shell window, because the key is
> quiet long;
> - wait for the next cron update (every 6 hours).

Correct. But then you'd still have to type the keyphrase every time. (Do
not use a key without a keyphrase - it's a BIG security hole!) Use
ssh-agent instead, it remembers your keyphrase for a whole session.

-- Bert