macOS SSH Configuration question

[spaceballl]

Hi all,

So every time I google around for SSH tutorials, they always start from ground one... run ssh-keygen to generate the private / public key pair, etc etc.

However, I already have my public key on the remote system and I have the private key file on my current system. How do I "import" this key so that it loads by default.

When I boot up my mac and go into terminal, when I run

ssh-add -l

it says

The agent has no identities.

So I need to run

ssh-add my_private_key

and then if I run

ssh-add -l

, it lists my identity - how do I configure my system to load this key up by default?? Thanks!

 

[cruzrojas]

You can modify the file .bash_profile located in your home directory and add the line

ssh-add my_private_key

at the end of the file. This will import the private key as soon as you open a terminal window.

 

[jeremy.king]

Perhaps this could help?

http://www.sshkeychain.org/

 

[lazydog]

Have you tried putting your private key in a file called id_dsa in your .ssh directory?

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