Owner's Manual

Using the RACADM Command Line Interface 95
Generating Public Keys for Linux
The ssh-keygen application for Linux clients is a command line tool with no
graphical user interface. Open a terminal window and at the shell prompt
type:
ssh-keygen –t rsa –b 1024 –C testing
where,
–t option must be dsa or rsa.
–b option specifies the bit encryption size between 768 and 4096.
–c option allows modifying the public key comment and is optional.
The <passphrase> is optional. After the command completes, use the public
file to pass to the RACADM for uploading the file.
RACADM Syntax Notes for CMC
When using the racadm sshpkauth command, ensure the following:
•For the –i option, the parameter must be svcacct . All other parameters
for
-i fail in CMC. The svcacct is a special account for public key
authentication over SSH in CMC.
• To log in to the CMC, the user must be
service . Users of the other
categories do have access to the public keys entered using the
sshpkauth command.
Viewing the Public Keys
To view public keys that you have added to the CMC, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k all –v
To view just one key at a time, replace all with a number from 1 – 6. For
example, to view key 2, type:
racadm sshpkauth –i svcacct –k 2 –v