linux to windows keyless access

linux to windows keyless access.txt

Below are the steps to set up an SSH server on your windows host machine and configuring it to your Windows logon user account, using OpenSSH. (Keybased Authentication)

1. Download and install latest version of OpenSSH software from this link: http://www.mls-software.com/opensshd.html
2. During the installation process select "Local system" and "no privilege separation."
3. Uncomment the following lines in the sshd_config file.
	C:\Program Files\OpenSSH\etc\sshd_config
	- StrictModes no 
	- PubkeyAuthentication yes 
	- AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys

	We need to add this line after AcceptEnv LANG line starts  
	AcceptEnv RD_*	# pass Rundeck variables

4. Add the public key of the host which your wish to access the SSH server from to the authorized_keys file. (copy the Linux user public key to windows user account or wise versa)
        C:\Users\[USER]\.ssh\authorized_keys
5. Finally restart the  OpenSSHD service.
6. Now you can execute a command in windows without the pass
   like ($ssh [email protected] hostname) returns windows hostname
7. Also we need to craete temp folder for script executions for rundeck server. 
   C:\Users\[USER]\temp
   Note: Please change ownership to [USER]