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Diffstat (limited to 'contrib/ssh-copy-id.1')
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/ssh-copy-id.1 b/contrib/ssh-copy-id.1 index f25ed01f..cb15ab24 100644 --- a/contrib/ssh-copy-id.1 +++ b/contrib/ssh-copy-id.1 @@ -25,19 +25,10 @@ ssh-copy-id \- install your public key in a remote machine's authorized_keys .br .SH DESCRIPTION .BR ssh-copy-id -is a script that uses ssh to log into a remote machine (presumably -using a login password, so password authentication should be enabled, -unless you've done some clever use of multiple identities) -.PP -It also changes the permissions of the remote user's home, -.BR ~/.ssh , -and +is a script that uses ssh to log into a remote machine and +append the indicated identity file to that machine's .B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys -to remove group writability (which would otherwise prevent you from logging in, if the remote -.B sshd -has -.B StrictModes -set in its configuration). +file. .PP If the .B -i @@ -59,7 +50,24 @@ produced no output, then it uses the contents of the identity file. Once it has one or more fingerprints (by whatever means) it uses ssh to append them to .B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys -on the remote machine (creating the file, and directory, if necessary) +on the remote machine (creating the file, and directory, if necessary.) + +.SH NOTES +This program does not modify the permissions of any +pre-existing files or directories. Therefore, if the remote +.B sshd +has +.B StrictModes +set in its +configuration, then the user's home, +.B ~/.ssh +folder, and +.B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys +file may need to have group writability disabled manually, e.g. via + +.B " chmod go-w ~ ~/.ssh ~/.ssh/authorized_keys" + +on the remote machine. .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR ssh (1), |