help with scp

[srhorwitz]

Hi there;

This is my first post on this forum. After googling for the past hour, I have not found an answer for a question that ought to be pretty easy to answer. I am trying to set up a script that copies data from one root on one Linux box to root on another Linux box.

I logged onto the source book, got root access and I did "ssh-keygen -t dsa" and I generated a key. I then copied that key to /root.ssh/authorized_keys on the destination box. No matter what I do, I keep getting prompted for a password when I try to use scp on the source box to copy a file to the destination box, using root as both source and destination account.

How do I fix this so I am not prompted for a password?

[b2bwild]

Try this command on server

# ssh-keygen -t dsa

# ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub user@server

[srhorwitz]

Try this command on server

The command ssh-copy-id doesn't exist on my server. What is that command supposed to do that I can't do by using sftp to put the public key on the destination server?

[b2bwild]

openssh-client package contains the command ssh-copy-id. however its installed by default on most of the systems.

What is that command supposed to do that I can't do by using sftp to put the public key on the destination server?

you mean scp?

[srhorwitz]

openssh-client package contains the command ssh-copy-id. however its installed by default on most of the systems.



you mean scp?

Yes, how do I scp a file from root on one Linux box to another without being prompted for a password? You mentioned

" ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub user@server"

but the ssh-copy-id" command isn't found on my server.

[b2bwild]

OK i found a guide, and its working
Take a look at Here