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How to use key based authentication for inter-server communication without asking for a password

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Question

How do you use key based authentication for IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator inter-server communication without asking for a password?

Answer

Procedure:

  1. Open /etc/ssh/ssh_config

  2. Set the following parameters:
    • RSAAuthentication yes
    • HostbasedAuthentication no
    • IdentityFile ˜/.ssh/smartcloud

      Note: In the above example the key location is ˜/.ssh/smartcloud

  3. Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config

  4. Set the following parameters:
    • RSAAuthentication yes
    • PubkeyAuthentication yes
    • HostbasedAuthentication no

  5. Restart sshd service

    service sshd restart

Now the /iaas/scorchestrator/SCOrchestrator.py --status commands run without asking for a password.
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Document Information

More support for:
IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator

Software version:
2.3

Operating system(s):
Linux

Document number:
267029

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21967410

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