Last month, I receive a more recent laptop at my workplace and I needed to reinstall my distribution, Manjaro, on it. 💻 Fortunately, I have a semiautomatic procedure to setup myself quickly, but there was a part that did not really strike a chord in me:
For those that do not know the useful ssh-copy-id command, it is a tool part of OpenSSH that adds an SSH public key on a server as an authorized key. With that, you do not need to enter your password each time you log in at that server.
But it has a little (and normal) drawback: the first time you connect to the server to install a new SSH public key, you need to enter your password. 🔑 With more than 20 machines that I want to be able to connect without being prompting my password, I knew that I would need to enter the same amount of times my complicated password… And it was only the minimum, as I could get it wrong… ❌
So, I decide to try to add more automation to that part of my script. I looked up on the Internet, but I did not find a perfect solution for me. So I glued together some answers and I came with the Bash program below:
To remove old public keys of previous installations, I also add the deletion of the .ssh folder on each server. It may be a brutal way, but I am sure they are no leftovers! 💀
By taking less than 30 minutes to come to this solution, I estimate that I save at least the same amount of time for myself for the next five years. My investment will pay off quicker if other people in my workplace use it! 🧹
By automating more and more of my procedure at each reinstallation, it becomes easier and easier! 🤖
I wish this script helps you!
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