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Copy an SSH key to a server
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Copy an SSH key to a server

Use the built-in ssh-copy-id command to copy keys to servers.

Note: make sure you have enabled password authentication on the server ssh server configuration, first!

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/mykey user@host

Edit server config for safety

Now on your server edit the sshd_config typically at /etc/ssh/sshd_config as root to remove PermitPasswords.

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