You generate the key pair on the client (what you called the parent) and then copy the public portion to each server (what you called the child). Here is a quick Google that I think should help: http://itt.theintegrity.net/pmwiki.php?n=ITT.SSHKeyManagement alex > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of bruce > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:37 AM > To: 'CentOS mailing list' > Subject: [CentOS] ssh key question > > > hi... > > if i have a machine that i want to be able to automatically > ssh into multiple child machines within the network, do i > have to create a key for the parent machine, and supply the > key to the child machines, or do i create a key for each > child machine, and supply the keys to the parent? > > thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >