================== USER CONFIGURATION ================== Enabling password-less login from A to B cd ~/.ssh ssh-keygen -t rsa ssh-keygen -t dsa cat id_rsa.pub id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys2 Still having problems? Check for firewalls! ---------------------------------------------------------- More general instructions (also for computers where the home directory is not shared as on the cluster: 3 steps: - generate a identity file on A - copy it over to B - add this file to the list of authorized login The following works for ssh2: 1) on A: >>> ssh-keygen -t rsa Hit return on each question (3) >>> ssh-keygen -t dsa Hit return on each question (3) 2) copy *pub files from A to B: >>> cd ~/.ssh >>> scp id_dsa.pub "B:.ssh/id_dsa.pub-Bis" >>> scp id_rsa.pub "B:.ssh/id_rsa.pub-Bis" 3) on B "authorize" login from A: >>> ssh B >>> cd $HOME/.ssh (you might need to create it ) >>> cat id_rsa.pub-Bis id_dsa.pub-Bis >> authorized_keys2 Or download and use ssh-keyinstall to set up your system: http://www.stearns.org/ssh-keyinstall/