How to get public ssh key from headless Ubuntu Server (no gui) to github deploy key
I have built a headless Ubuntu Server 18.04 (without GUI). This is a simulated environment built in VirtualBox meant to simulate a production scenario that I am faced with configuring very soon. The production environment will be remote and accessed via a VPN. Please note that VirtualBox is not part of the production scenario.
I have created a private/public ssh key pair for using in GitHub so I can add a new deploy key
I need to be able to get a copy of the public key to add to GitHub.
There is no clipboard with a headless server via terminal. I tried installing and configuring xclip/xsel to behave like pbcopy/pbpaste. This works great on Ubuntu with a GUI but doesn't work on a headless server via terminal.
Trying to use xclip like this:
DISPLAY=:0 xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
results in:
Error: Can't open display: :0
I tried getting OpenSSH up and running. I'm not an SSH guru and haven't gotten that to work.
Are there any other ways to get that ssh public key from the headless server? It is a remote server with no physical access.
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I have built a headless Ubuntu Server 18.04 (without GUI). This is a simulated environment built in VirtualBox meant to simulate a production scenario that I am faced with configuring very soon. The production environment will be remote and accessed via a VPN. Please note that VirtualBox is not part of the production scenario.
I have created a private/public ssh key pair for using in GitHub so I can add a new deploy key
I need to be able to get a copy of the public key to add to GitHub.
There is no clipboard with a headless server via terminal. I tried installing and configuring xclip/xsel to behave like pbcopy/pbpaste. This works great on Ubuntu with a GUI but doesn't work on a headless server via terminal.
Trying to use xclip like this:
DISPLAY=:0 xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
results in:
Error: Can't open display: :0
I tried getting OpenSSH up and running. I'm not an SSH guru and haven't gotten that to work.
Are there any other ways to get that ssh public key from the headless server? It is a remote server with no physical access.
server 18.04 virtualbox ssh github
asked 12 hours ago
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@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
– joshblair
11 hours ago
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I have built a headless Ubuntu Server 18.04 (without GUI). This is a simulated environment built in VirtualBox meant to simulate a production scenario that I am faced with configuring very soon. The production environment will be remote and accessed via a VPN. Please note that VirtualBox is not part of the production scenario.
I have created a private/public ssh key pair for using in GitHub so I can add a new deploy key
I need to be able to get a copy of the public key to add to GitHub.
There is no clipboard with a headless server via terminal. I tried installing and configuring xclip/xsel to behave like pbcopy/pbpaste. This works great on Ubuntu with a GUI but doesn't work on a headless server via terminal.
Trying to use xclip like this:
DISPLAY=:0 xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
results in:
Error: Can't open display: :0
I tried getting OpenSSH up and running. I'm not an SSH guru and haven't gotten that to work.
Are there any other ways to get that ssh public key from the headless server? It is a remote server with no physical access.
server 18.04 virtualbox ssh github
asked 12 hours ago
joshblairjoshblair
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I have built a headless Ubuntu Server 18.04 (without GUI). This is a simulated environment built in VirtualBox meant to simulate a production scenario that I am faced with configuring very soon. The production environment will be remote and accessed via a VPN. Please note that VirtualBox is not part of the production scenario.
I have created a private/public ssh key pair for using in GitHub so I can add a new deploy key
I need to be able to get a copy of the public key to add to GitHub.
There is no clipboard with a headless server via terminal. I tried installing and configuring xclip/xsel to behave like pbcopy/pbpaste. This works great on Ubuntu with a GUI but doesn't work on a headless server via terminal.
Trying to use xclip like this:
DISPLAY=:0 xclip -sel clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
results in:
Error: Can't open display: :0
I tried getting OpenSSH up and running. I'm not an SSH guru and haven't gotten that to work.
Are there any other ways to get that ssh public key from the headless server? It is a remote server with no physical access.
server 18.04 virtualbox ssh github
server 18.04 virtualbox ssh github
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@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
– joshblair
11 hours ago
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@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
– joshblair
11 hours ago
@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
– joshblair
11 hours ago
@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
– joshblair
11 hours ago
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In the normal circumstances you will be able to access your remote Ubuntu server via SSH. For this purposes, on your desktop machine, you will use a terminal emulator as gnome-terminal (on Ubuntu) or PuTTY (on Windows), etc. So you will be able to do cat id_rsa.pub, then copy the content of the key from the terminal window in use and paste it in the Key field in your browser's window.
Further reading: How do I setup SSH key based authentication for GitHub by using ~/.ssh/config file?
answered 12 hours ago
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
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In the normal circumstances you will be able to access your remote Ubuntu server via SSH. For this purposes, on your desktop machine, you will use a terminal emulator as gnome-terminal (on Ubuntu) or PuTTY (on Windows), etc. So you will be able to do cat id_rsa.pub, then copy the content of the key from the terminal window in use and paste it in the Key field in your browser's window.
Further reading: How do I setup SSH key based authentication for GitHub by using ~/.ssh/config file?
answered 12 hours ago
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
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In the normal circumstances you will be able to access your remote Ubuntu server via SSH. For this purposes, on your desktop machine, you will use a terminal emulator as gnome-terminal (on Ubuntu) or PuTTY (on Windows), etc. So you will be able to do cat id_rsa.pub, then copy the content of the key from the terminal window in use and paste it in the Key field in your browser's window.
Further reading: How do I setup SSH key based authentication for GitHub by using ~/.ssh/config file?
answered 12 hours ago
pa4080pa4080
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
add a comment |
In the normal circumstances you will be able to access your remote Ubuntu server via SSH. For this purposes, on your desktop machine, you will use a terminal emulator as gnome-terminal (on Ubuntu) or PuTTY (on Windows), etc. So you will be able to do cat id_rsa.pub, then copy the content of the key from the terminal window in use and paste it in the Key field in your browser's window.
Further reading: How do I setup SSH key based authentication for GitHub by using ~/.ssh/config file?
answered 12 hours ago
pa4080pa4080
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In the normal circumstances you will be able to access your remote Ubuntu server via SSH. For this purposes, on your desktop machine, you will use a terminal emulator as gnome-terminal (on Ubuntu) or PuTTY (on Windows), etc. So you will be able to do cat id_rsa.pub, then copy the content of the key from the terminal window in use and paste it in the Key field in your browser's window.
Further reading: How do I setup SSH key based authentication for GitHub by using ~/.ssh/config file?
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
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If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
If you're using the VirualBox console directly (rather than a 3rd party terminal session such as PuTTY), it should be possible to copy the terminal output from guest to host via shared clipboard, so long as Guest Additions are installed
– steeldriver
11 hours ago
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@pa4080 this is not a duplicate, I am asking to find a way to copy the contents of the public key from the headless server's terminal (no clipboard). The question you are referring to doesn't explain how to do that.
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