42.7. Setting Up SSH for New Users
Before a UNIX user can use certificate authentication to log in to an SSH server, he must generate a private key with the ssh-keygen command. This module can be configured to work with the Users and Groups module to run this command for all newly created users. If your network uses NFS-mounted home directories, this will allow new users to log in to other hosts without needing to supply a password, with no further setup needed.
To configure the setup of SSH for new users, follow these steps:
1. | On the module's main page, click on the User SSH Key Setup icon. |
2. | Check the Setup SSH key for new UNIX users checkbox, so that ssh-keygen will be run for new accounts. |
3. | To have the new user's public key added to the ... |
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