Commit 2459d516 authored by Hannes Rosenögger's avatar Hannes Rosenögger

Merge branch 'ssh-doc-fixes' into 'master'

Help "SSH" fixes

A user was confused why ssh login did not work because he had used a nonstandard name during the key generation step. Maybe this will make it clearer.

See merge request !2296
parents a31d2f2a 766a5963
...@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command: ...@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ already has one by running the following command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
``` ```
If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step. If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step.
Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not
required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. Note that
...@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command: ...@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email" ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email"
``` ```
This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key
pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, you pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just
can press enter to use the default. press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not
be used automatically.
Use the command below to show your public key: Use the command below to show your public key:
```bash ```bash
...@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ...@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
``` ```
Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your
user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending user profile. Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-rsa` and ending
with your username and host. with your username and host.
To copy your public key to the clipboard, use code below. Depending on your To copy your public key to the clipboard, use the code below. Depending on your
OS you'll need to use a different command: OS you'll need to use a different command:
**Windows:** **Windows:**
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