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Automatically create SSH keys in Linux
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import subprocess | |
import sys | |
import os | |
# take email address as an argument | |
if len(sys.argv) == 4: | |
name = sys.argv[1] | |
email_address = sys.argv[2] | |
linux_username = sys.argv[3] | |
key_file_path = "/home/" + linux_username + "/.ssh/" + name | |
subprocess.run(["ssh-keygen", "-t", "rsa", "-b", "4096", | |
"-C", email_address, "-f", key_file_path, "-N", ""]) | |
subprocess.run(["ssh-add", key_file_path]) | |
os.system("cat " + key_file_path + | |
".pub | xclip -selection clipboard") | |
print("Key copied to clipboard!") | |
else: | |
print("Please provide a name (one word), email address, and the Linux username.") |
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