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p-behr committed Jun 23, 2019
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Enter the following command to generate an SSH key:
`$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh`
Press Enter twice to leave the passphrase blank
> `ssh-keygen` is the command to run (generate key)
> `-t rsa` specifies the type of key to create
> `-b 4096` specifies the number of bits in the key
> `-f ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh` specifies the filename of the key
Enter the following command to copy your public key to the OC Skunks IBM i:
`$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh %%IBM i Profile%%@OCSKUNKS.oceanusergroup.org`
When prompted, enter your IBM i password.
> `ssh-copy-id` is the command to run (copy id)
> `-i ~/.ssh/id_rsa-ocean-ssh` specifies the identity file
> `[email protected]` is the remote server
#### Test the SSH connection
Enter the following command to create an SSH connection to the OC Skunks IBM i:
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