ssh using @ without a username

Question

Im doing some setup via the following guide,

https://www.ovirt.org/develop/dev-process/working-with-gerrit.html

Theres a step to verify the ssh config but it involves doing

ssh @gerrit.ovirt.org

This looks like a typo, don't we need a user for the @ part. If no user, no @ is my understanding?

[root@dub-svrfarm27 ~]# ssh @gerrit.ovirt.org
usage: ssh [-1246AaCfGgKkMNnqsTtVvXxYy] [-b bind_address] [-c cipher_spec]
          [-D [bind_address:]port] [-E log_file] [-e escape_char]
          [-F configfile] [-I pkcs11] [-i identity_file]
          [-J [user@]host[:port]] [-L address] [-l login_name] [-m mac_spec]
          [-O ctl_cmd] [-o option] [-p port] [-Q query_option] [-R address]
          [-S ctl_path] [-W host:port] [-w local_tun[:remote_tun]]
          [user@]hostname [command]

This being said...the final bit of my id_rsa.pub has this

71MgP8w== root@

So maybe there is method to this, im not sure.

The final part of the public key file is a comment, nothing more. — chepner, Oct 09 '19 at 19:50

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 09 '19 at 19:52

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It's a typo. Look again at the usage message:

[user@]hostname

The @ is legal if, and only if, a user name is supplied in addition to the required host name.

answered Oct 09 '19 at 19:52

chepner

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Thanks yeah i removed the @ and was able to continue. Much appreciated – Grif Pete Oct 10 '19 at 08:18

ssh using @ without a username

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