passphrase

[Ravinder Singh Gill]

hi guys,

me and my team all have root access to a server. all except one of us have passphrase setup to access this server as root (we use the same passphrase). how do i enable the last member of my team to use the passphrase?

[Steven E. Protter]

Hello Ravinder,

ssh/secure shell here?

Might be easier distributing public keys with no pass phrase.

Its secure.

http://www.hpuxconsulting.com/5003.ppt

Just a thought.

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[Ravinder Singh Gill]

it is ssh yes. i just want him to be able to have the same access as the rest of the team and have forgotten how it was done for my account.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Never having used a passphrase, the following link leads me to this conclusion:

http://www.ssh.com/support/documentation/online/ssh/winhelp/32/key_generation_-_enter_passphrase.html#SEC-KEY-GENERATION-ENTER-PASSPHRASE

ssh-keygen -t dsa


# Do it with a pass phrase for this user.

I'm assuming you are using some scheme that provides certain users root access. Please provide details for more precise assistance.

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