Question : Installing an SSH key onto a mac

Can anyone guide me on how I install ssh keys onto my mac please. My hosting company have sent me these keys and I need to install then to get console access to my servers.

MAC OSX 10.6.3

Regards,

Paul

Answer : Installing an SSH key onto a mac

Hi

Ok no problem, all you need to do is navigate to

HDROOT/Users/yourusername

Now, in there is a .ssh directory, usually its hidden so do the following to show the hidden files for now.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26729/houdini

That little app sould show you hidden files and folders, if it doesnt work run the following in terminal

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

To reverse replace TRUE with FALSE, finder will crash but restart automatically with hidden files shown.

Once your in the .ssh directory you should see the files that you need to add to in order to get your key working!

Regards

Paul