> > b) I am using putty on windows for the first time when I connect the > > putty to the Linux Server it asks for acceptance of the key.I know > > this key is common and dummy as this key is with every fedora core 3 > > cd.How can I generate my own key so that I know that I am connecting > > to the correct server.\ > > Just type 'yes' and it will not ask you again. This is what I am trying to say ,it is a dummy key ,Saying yes to that does not mean that I am connecting to the correct server.I want to create ony key and when i use putty to login into my linux server i should be sure that I am logging into the correct server. > > c) How to do X11 forwarding in putty( on windows) to my remote Linux servers. > > I don't understand this. Do you mean you want to run X apps on your > Windows machine? If so, you need an X server like Exceed. > I want to do X11 forwarding .Means the X11 is running on my Remote linux server when i login into Linux server through Putty i want to use X11 windows or mode rather than using console mode. > > d) I want to put the public keys of users generated on the Linux > > clients on the servers so that the users don't have to use the > > passwords for authencation with the servers. > > $ ssh-keygen -t rsa > Generating public/private rsa key pair. > Enter file in which to save the key (/home/me/.ssh/id_rsa): <enter> > Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): <enter> > Enter same passphrase again: <enter> > Your identification has been saved in /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa. > Your public key has been saved in /home/me/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. > The key fingerprint is: > cd:b0:08:2f:82:75:f4:da:26:a6:db:03:41:fc:0b:04 me@xxxxxxxxxxxx > $ scp .ssh/id_rsa.pub example.com:~/ > me@xxxxxxxxxxx's password: <password> > id_rsa.pub 100% 231 0.2KB/s 00:00 > $ ssh example.com > me@xxxxxxxxxxx's password: > Last login: Mon May 16 02:27:09 2005 from my.local.net > example.com$ cat id_rsa.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys > example.com$ exit > logout > Connection to example.com closed. > > Now we should no longer be asked for a password ... > > Now, normally users should enter a passphrase for their keystore. But > then you need ssh-agent but that's a different story (which incedentally > I haven't been able to get working on FC3). > > Mike The procedure told me is that for SSH version 1 or SSH version 2 .I don't want to use SSH1 ,I only want to use ssh version 2. Thanks & Regards Ankush Grover