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=Connecting using a key pair= | =Connecting using a key pair= | ||
<li>Finally test the new key by sshing to the remote machine from the local machine with | <li>Finally test the new key by sshing to the remote machine from the local machine with | ||
<source lang="console">[name@yourLaptop]$ ssh -i / | <source lang="console">[name@yourLaptop]$ ssh -i /path/to/your/privatekey USERNAME@ADDRESS</source> | ||
where | where | ||
:*<code>/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa</code> | :*<code>/path/to/your/privatekey</code> specifies your private key file, e.g. <code>/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa</code>; | ||
:*<code>USERNAME</code> is the user name on the remote machine; | :*<code>USERNAME</code> is the user name on the remote machine; | ||
:*<code>ADDRESS</code> is the address of the remote machine. | :*<code>ADDRESS</code> is the address of the remote machine. | ||