I'm setting up a ssh server on 10.10(soon to be 11.04) desktop. I'm sure this goes without saying but, I want it to be as simple and secure as possible. I only plan to connect from one other Ubuntu machine. I have a few starter questions –
ssh-keygen -t dsa
will create a key.
- I then simply attach(cat) that key to the end of the authorized_keys2 file on the remote computer?
- That is secure?
- What is the difference between the public and private key?
- How do I get the sshd daemon to start at startup? I'd like to run this headless without X starting.
- How can I easily start and stop an X session?
references – https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverg…sh-server.html
and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SS…dvancedOpenSSH
Best Answer
I think you're making the SSH component harder than it needs to be.
On the remote machine (ssh server) you do:
This installs ssh, sets it to start on bootup, and starts it up right then
Then you do, on the client machine:
Answer, the questions when prompted. Then do
Where
<username>
is the user you want to authenticate as with your key, and<ssh server>
is the ip address/host/dns of the SSH server you want to add your key too. Then test it!Now that you're in you want to get root perms...
And, now that you've got root perms, edit
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Assuming you know basic vim of courseā¦ Now, change the line that reads
To
That's it for setting up SSH on an Ubuntu machine. Now only you can get into it with your key.