add ssh key to ibm-i (or others)

ssh-key-instruct.md

ssh to the server to set everything up

ssh [email protected]

set up home directory

mkdir /home/USERNAME

chown USERNAME /home/USERNAME

chmod 755 /home/USERNAME

set up ssh directory

mkdir /home/USERNAME/.ssh

chown USERNAME /home/USERNAME/.ssh

chmod 700 /home/USERNAME/.ssh

set up authorized_keys file

touch /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys

chown USERNAME /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys

chmod 600 /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys

return to local machine

exit

create a new ssh keypair if needed (you can press enter at every prompt)

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "Dell ubuntu dev laptop"

ssh-add

copy public ssh key to server (in home directory)

scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]:/home/USERNAME/id_rsa.pub

ssh into server again

ssh [email protected]

append your public key that was copied, to authorized_keys

cat id_rsa.pub >> /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys

done, time to test

exit

ssh [email protected]

(you should be logged in without being asked for password!)