How to create pem file and access linux Server via pem file on Ubuntu

 
In this post, we arrangement pem record to login server(Ubuntu) with pem document without secret phrase on linux worker. We are make pem record which used to get to linux worker. Pem document is a private record which do produce by means of ssh-keygen on linux worker.

 

 Step 1: Generate the Key & RSA

create the keys and RSA will create public and private keys.

 $ sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 

Step 2: Convert to PEM Key

Now we are creating private to pem key.

$ sudo openssl rsa -in ~/.ssh/id_rsa -outform pem > ~/.ssh/rsa.pem

Step 3: Update the Permission

Need to update the permission on pem. 

$ sudo chmod 600 ~/.ssh/rsa.pem 

Step 4: Copy Pub Key

Copy your PUB key to target server.

$ sudo ssh-copy-id -i ~/id_rsa.pub root@10.10.10.10 

Step 5: Add the Signature

First time you need to enter the password and then you can login using pem file.

$ sudo ssh -i  ~/.ssh/rsa.pem root@10.10.10.10 

Conclusion

You should now have a ssh pem file configured on your Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 server.

How to create pem file and access linux Server via pem file on Ubuntu

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