Re: Remote administration of a server
Robert Brockway <rbrockway@opentrend.net>:
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>
> > thing is a pain in the but. At least on the Linux machines it is
> > straightforward and I set those up when I can to use keys instead of
> > passwords.
>
> May I introduce you to ssh-agent and ssh-add. They are a standard part of
> ssh and will operate between implementations (as long as no one has broken
> their implementation).
>
> This is the last line of my ~/.xsession file:
>
> ssh-agent bash -c "ssh-add < /dev/null && /usr/bin/fvwm2"
And if anyone can get at your console, they can CTRL-ALT-Backspace to
get to a logged in shell prompt. They may not still have your ssh-add
added keys, but they can certainly slot something in to get them the
next time you use them.
I prefer to ssh-add after an "exec /usr/bin/blackbox" in ~/.xsession,
followed by a password protected xscreensaver. fwiw.
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