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Or... ssh bob@example.com 'cat >> .ssh/authorized-keys' < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

• davidu 16y ago
  This is not an idempotent operation, and I would not recommend this for anything besides a one-off event.
  • lftl 16y ago
    Interesting, I hadn't thought about it since, for my usage, setting up keys is pretty much always a one-off event (and pretty rare on top of that). What are the consequences of dropping your key into authorized_keys files multiple times? Tried it out on a Debian box, and didn't see any issues other than the obvious clutter.
    • davidu 16y ago
      "looks bad" :-) But it's a bad habit to get into. Or better yet, it's better to think in idempotent operations when doing systems work.