[seahorse/mallard-help] Help: Add password-free SSH steps on ssh-create.page
- From: Aruna Sankaranarayanan <arunasank src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [seahorse/mallard-help] Help: Add password-free SSH steps on ssh-create.page
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:43:59 +0000 (UTC)
commit 8319d5ffd3042b52b676f995e622e3735fe3f2f8
Author: Hashem Nasarat <hashem riseup net>
Date: Mon Mar 10 10:08:23 2014 -0400
Help: Add password-free SSH steps on ssh-create.page
* Add a section :"Create your key and install it on a remote computer"
which details the steps for sending the public ssh key to a remote
for password-free login.
* Use "log in" as a verb, and "login" as a noun.
help/C/ssh-create.page | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/ssh-create.page b/help/C/ssh-create.page
index f41162a..9299e0b 100644
--- a/help/C/ssh-create.page
+++ b/help/C/ssh-create.page
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
<email its:translate="no">jwcampbell gmail com</email>
<years>2013</years>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Hashem Nasarat</name>
+ <email its:translate="no">hashem riseup net</email>
+ <years>2014</years>
+ </credit>
- <desc>Create SSH keys to login to other computers.</desc>
+ <desc>Create SSH keys to log in to other computers.</desc>
</info>
<title>Create a new SSH key</title>
@@ -39,11 +44,11 @@
strength by expanding the Advanced key options panel.</p></item>
</steps>
- <p>At this point, you can either just create your key, or create your key
- and set it up on a remote server.</p>
+ <p>At this point, you can just create your key, or create your key
+ and install it on a remote computer to enable password-free login.</p>
<section id="ssh-just-create-key" ui:expanded="true">
- <title>Just create your key</title>
+ <title>Create your key and do not set up remote login</title>
<p>You can create the SSH key, and choose to set it up later.</p>
<steps>
@@ -68,10 +73,60 @@
</section>
- <section id="ssh-create-key-and-set-up" ui:expanded="false">
+ <section id="ssh-create-key-and-set-up" ui:expanded="true">
<title>Create your key and install it on a remote computer</title>
- <p>Instructions to create it and set it up.</p>
-
+ <p>One of the most useful things about having an SSH key is that you can
+ install the public key on a remote computer. Doing this allows you to log
+ in to a remote computer with SSH without needing to enter your password
+ every time.</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>If you are in the process of creating a new SSH key:
+ <p>Press the <gui style="button">Create and Set Up</gui> button,
+ and follow the instructions on entering a passphrase, above.</p>
+ </p>
+ <p>If you have a preexisting key which you want to install on
+ a remote computer: right click on the <gui>SSH key</gui> and select
+ <gui>Configure Key for Secure Shell...</gui>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In the dialog window that opens, enter the <gui>Server address</gui>
+ that you normally use to log in to the remote computer via SSH.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Ensure that the <gui>Login name</gui> you use on the remote
+ computer is correct.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Press the <gui style="button">Set Up</gui> button to proceed.
+ The program will now attempt to connect to the specified <gui>Server
+ address</gui> with the entered <gui>Login name</gui>.</p>
+ <p>If there are any problems in accessing the remote computer, a pop-up
+ window will appear that explains the problem, and you can try again.
+ Make sure that you have a network connection and that the remote
+ computer is on and accessible.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>If connection to the remote computer was successful, a dialog box
+ will appear which asks for the <gui>Password</gui> you use to log in to
+ the remote computer. Enter your password, then press
+ <gui style="button">OK</gui>.</p>
+ <p>The public part of the selected SSH key will now be installed on the
+ remote computer and configured to allow password-free SSH login.</p>
+ <p>If the this step was successful, the dialog will close.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+ <p>You should now be able to log in to the remote computer via SSH without
+ a password.</p>
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>Password-free login will currently only available when done from your
+ current local computer. When logging in, the SSH program will read the
+ installed public part of the SSH key on the remote computer and verify
+ it with the private part of the SSH key on your local computer. If this
+ authentication fails or is unavailable (e.g. on other local computers
+ you may have), SSH will resort to using a login password to authenticate.
+ You may also repeat the above steps on a different local computer to
+ install more than one public key on the remote.</p>
+ </note>
</section>
-
</page>
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