On Tuesday 03 Feb 2004 11:41, diego.veiga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi guys, > > I would like to configure ssh for root only authenticate with public key > and nonroot user authenticate with user and password. > How can I do this? as root: ssh-keygen -t dsa then copy the resulting key (/root/.ssh/id_dsa.pub) to the destination machine as /root/.ssh/authorised_keys if you want to set no passphrase you may do so, but I _strongly_ recommend you do not. This is host-based authentication - anyone who can get access to your system as root can ssh without a password to any destination machine with this key on it - lose your laptop, give up all your security. Alternatively, set passphrases and use ssh-agent and ssh-add to manage your keys - one password per session, keys held in memory. incidentally, you can do this as normal users too - just create the key as the user you wish to ssh as... Stuart -- Stuart Sears RHCE/RHCX -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
