Root Host or trusted host????

astro209 · 12-01-2005, 02:01 PM

I have a bunch of linux machines that all have he same root password. When I ssh from one to the other, I do not want to have to put in the root password again. Can I add the hosts somewhere so that it assumes the same root account?

Thanks

Hangdog42 · 12-01-2005, 02:56 PM

In that situation I'd look into using key-based authentication rather than usernames and passwords. You could use the same public-private key pair on all your machines and set them up to not use a passphrase if that suits your needs.

And even though you didn't ask, in this noob's opinion, allowing ssh to access root isn't a real good idea. And I'm not sure that I like having the same root password on all your machines. That just strikes me as asking for trouble.