Creating an SSH key
You will need to give Greg a copy of your ssh public key. If you do not have one, you can create on using the following procedures (on unix)
Unix (Linux/OSX) instructions
- Run ssh-keygen to create the key
ssh-keygen -t rsa
- Use the default location to save the file
- You may enter a password if you like
Email the contents of the file ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to Greg along with the name you would like to be called on the system
Windows instructions
You will need to have installed PuTTY and PuTTYgen create an ssh key on windows. Both of these programs are available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/.
- Start PuTTYgen
Make sure that 'SSH-2 RSA' is selected
Click on 'Generate'
Change the comment in 'Key comment' to be your username (this is not strictly necessary, it just helps me keep track of things)
- Set a keyphrase if you like (this is not necessary, I personally do not use one)
Click 'Save private key'
- Select a safe location on your computer (note: if somebody else gets a hold of this file, they can perform code checkins under your name)
Copy the text in the 'Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file' and email this to Greg along with the name you would like to be called on the system