automatic ssh key generation

Question

In linux, If I added a file or a directory in /etc/skel, when I create a user this get the file or dir in skel.

with

ssh-keygen -t rsa

I can create the ssh keys

how I can automatically create the ssh keys each time when I added a user?

mmm a problem is : how the user set the passphrase? – JuanPablo Apr 19 '12 at 23:03 — JuanPablo, Apr 19 '12 at 23:03

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '12 at 18:40

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man adduser under debian:

If the file /usr/local/sbin/adduser.local exists, it will be executed after the user account has been set up in order to do any local setup.

answered Apr 19 '12 at 18:40

ThorstenS

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '12 at 16:23

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You should write a wrapper script around useradd that runs ssh-keygen and anything else you need when you create an account.

answered Apr 19 '12 at 16:23

Jeff Strunk

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