Here's how to set up password-free ssh.  Work out any problems with passworded ssh before proceeding.

1. On the client machine, run "ssh-keygen -t rsa" (Note: Only do this if you don't have ssh without password connecting from this client to ANYWHERE.)
2. Copy your id_rsa.pub (or your identity.pub, or whatever you've named your public key) to the server as ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.  If you already have an authorized_keys, append your id_rsa.pub to that file.
3. On the server:
   1. chmod 600 .ssh
   2. chmod 600 .ssh/authorized_keys2
4. On the client, run "ssh yourId@yourServer" and it should login without a password.

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