ssh scp question

shanenin · 10-13-2004, 11:28 PM

I am just following the directions off of a tutorial I found about setting up ssh. At one point I am asked to use scp to cp over my pub key, like this
scp -p ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 192.168.1.101:.ssh/

I understand that 192.168.1.101 is the computer I am copying the file to. I do not understand where on that system it is copying it to. I am confused.

meblost · 10-13-2004, 11:39 PM

It is copying the file to a dir under your home dir on the remote machine called .ssh. This is the same as

Code:

scp -p ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 192.168.1.101:~/.ssh/

shanenin · 10-13-2004, 11:48 PM

I need to be logged in as the same name from the computer I am sending it from? For this command to work I need to have the same login name from the computer I am sending it from and the computer I am sending it to? Sorry for my lack of understanding.

meblost · 10-14-2004, 12:26 AM

No need to apologize!
If you have different login names do this:

Code:

scp -p ~/.ssh/authorized_keys remote_user_name@192.168.1.101:.ssh/

Just replace "remote_user_name" with your login name on the remote machine.