SSH and Putty

Here's a little time saver for SSH and Putty.

1/ Putty (See http://www.howtoforge.com/ssh_key_based_logins_putty)
Use PuTTYgen to generate a new private/ public keypair

1. Create a new putty connection
2. Enter a hostname and a "Saved Sessions" name
   1. Under Connection->Data->Username enter 'username'
   2. Under Connection->Data->SSH->Auth->Private File key for Authentication enter the path of the Private Key
3. Save the connection
4. Click Open - You should be logged in without being prompted for user/pass combo.

2/SSH Key Setup for internode SSH

This allows you to ssh between machines without re-logging in

1. Start a Putty session to each node you wish to reach
2. Run "ssh-keygen -t rsa" on each one
3. Append the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on each of the other machines

You should be able to ssh between each machine (any combo) now without a password.