Re: [LUG] Key-based SSH login for non-interactive user?

[Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:37:55 +0100
James Fidell wrote:

> Grant Sewell wrote:
> 
> > The bit I'm having trouble with is the keygen part - the user
> > account I want to be able to login from is a non-interactive
> > user. :s
> 
> ssh-keygen -N '' ...
> 
> ?
> 
> James
> 
man ssh-keygen says:
     -N new_passphrase
             Provides the new passphrase.

Can't really see how this would help.

I think I have it sorted anyway:

+ Stopped the nagios service
+ Changed the nagios user account's default environment to /bin/bash
+ Su'd to the nagios user account
+ Ran the relevant commands
+ Tried sshing to our other server (it succeeded)
+ Exited the su environment
+ Changed the account's environment back to /bin/false
+ Restarted the nagios service

Grant.

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