Establish a passwordless SSH connection between your Mac and your server

connect.sh

#!/bin/sh
host="yourhost.de"
port="3344"
user="root"


bold="\033[1;30m"
reset="\033[0m"

echo "Please follow the instructions:"
ssh-keygen -t dsa
key=~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub
echo "Enter path of generated file"
echo "(press enter for $bold$key$reset):\c"
read newkey
if [ -n "$newkey" ]; then
	key="$newkey"
fi

echo "copying keys ..."

scp -P $port $key $user@$host:~/authorized.key

ssh $user@$host -p $port 'cat ~/authorized.key >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys;rm ~/authorized.key'

echo "Establishing test connection (you should be asked for your "$bold"Passphrase"$reset" instead of the SSH password)"


ssh -p $port -l $user $host

This script will generate a new private key and save it in your user folder. It then copies the new key to your host via SCP and appends it to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

Beware: If you should choose not to enter a Passphrase for your key (if you do, you could save it to your Keyring to avoid getting prompted each time the key is accessed), anyone can access your machine!