On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:13:52 -0500 Lowell Gilbert 
<[email protected]> articulated:

> Carmel <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > On Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:58:23 +0100 Pieter de Goeje 
> > <[email protected]> articulated:
> >
> >> You might want to take a look at ssh-agent. I think PuTTY has an 
> >> equivalent. 
> >> It lets you do remote logins without putting your key(s) everywhere. I've 
> >> not 
> >> yet tried this myself, but I plan on testing it sometime.
> >
> > I use agent.  All that agent does is cache your password so you do not
> > have to re-enter it each time you make a connection.
> 
> The agent can be forwarded with the connection.  
> In your case, it would remove the need for a second key on the second machine.

I was not aware of that. I will have to read up on how to accomplish it.

Thanks!

-- 
Carmel
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