ssh-copy-id
can be used to install your public key in a remote machine's authorized_keys
. Could the same command be used to install other users' public keys, if you have sudo
ability?
Update: both local and remote are using Ubuntu 12.04.
Update 2: describing the procedure of creating a new user account and adding public key
- (remote) Create a new user account, and set it to user public key access only.
- (local) Generate a public key for the new user account (ssh-keygen).
- Normally I do is to create the directory and file
.ssh/authorized_keys
on the remote server, then copy and paste the public key generated locally to the new user's account. What I am looking for is that if I can usessh-copy-id
to install this newly created user's public key directly into the ssh directory. Just to save a couple more commands.
Best Answer
Not the same command but if you have sudo on the remote host, you can use ssh to remotely do the required steps. I use the following command to push my ssh key to my raspberry's root user:
Just put this stuff together as a script, maybe add some chmod/chown on the remote side and you have what you need.