Conversation started Jul 22, 2012 at 23:09.
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
Jul 22, 2012 23:09
`ssh-keygen -t rsa` tells me
*Your identification has been saved in filename.
Your public key has been saved in filename.pub.*
but nothing is actually saved anywhere. What could be wrong?
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
where did you checked?
It saved in .ssh folder in your home directory
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
/home/majid/.ssh/
Yes, I checked there.
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
check whether you are running it from another account
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
I also tried sudo ... still no file.
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
sudo will not do the job
do you have other accounts?
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
Jul 22, 2012 23:12
no, just one.
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
did you open the folder with nautilus?
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
but this might be related: I'm using xubuntu
no, i just opened it with the default file manager
but show hidden files is selected.
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
Here is the output from my system
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/anwar/.ssh/id_rsa):
did you enter other names here or just pressed enter
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
i entered majidkey as the name.
i tried both with and without a passphrase
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
In that case it is in your HOME directory
I just seen it
I entered abcd only
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
Jul 22, 2012 23:16
so it is in /home/ ?
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
and there is two file in the current directory named abcd and abcd.pub
@MajidFouladpour sorry, in the current wording directory of terminal
So, if you are in your home, it is in /home/majid
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
ah! yes i found it! thanks!
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
or as per your user name
I think, the abcd is the private key and abcd.pub is public key
Glad to help!
@MajidFouladpour you are welcome
Majid Fouladpour
Majid Fouladpour
thumbs up - you really helped me.
Anwar Shah
Anwar Shah
:D
 
Conversation ended Jul 22, 2012 at 23:18.