{"id":540,"date":"2021-07-23T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-an-account-with-ssh-keys\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:28","slug":"how-to-copy-an-account-with-ssh-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-an-account-with-ssh-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Copy an Account with SSH Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document describes how to use SSH keys to securely copy an account from one server (source<\/strong> server) to another server (destination<\/strong> server).<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/div>\n
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This document uses the following definitions:<\/p>\n

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  • The destination<\/strong> server is the server to which you wish to copy the account.<\/li>\n
  • The source<\/strong> server is the server from which you wish to copy the account, and on which the account already existed.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Important:<\/div>\n
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    • Use the public key on the source<\/strong> server only<\/strong>. Do not import the private key into the SSH keys of the source server<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    • If you experience problems with session timeouts, increase the number of seconds in the Number of second an SSH connection related to an account transfer may be inactive before timing out setting in the System<\/em> section of the Tweak Settings<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Tweak Settings<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Securely copy an account with SSH keys<\/h2>\n
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      Important:<\/div>\n
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      You must<\/strong> perform all of the actions below as the root<\/code> user.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      To use SSH keys to securely move an account from the source<\/strong> server to the destination<\/strong> server, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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      1. Log in to the destination<\/strong> server.<\/li>\n
      2. Use WHM\u2019s Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Security Center >> Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys)<\/em> to generate, authorize, and download a new SSH key pair.<\/li>\n
      3. Log in to the source<\/strong> server.<\/li>\n
      4. Use WHM\u2019s Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Security Center >> Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys)<\/em> to import the public key that you generated.\n
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        • Use a unique key name for this key.<\/li>\n
        • Include the password, if necessary.<\/li>\n
        • Paste the public key in the Paste the Public Key<\/em> text box.\n
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          Warning:<\/div>\n
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          Do not<\/strong> paste in the private key. The private key must<\/strong> remain on the destination<\/strong> server.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

        • Click Import<\/em>, and then click Return to SSH Manager<\/em>.<\/li>\n
        • Locate the key in the Public Keys<\/em> table and click Manage Authorization<\/em>.<\/li>\n
        • Click Authorize<\/em>.<\/li>\n
        • Log in to the destination<\/strong> server.<\/li>\n
        • Use WHM\u2019s Transfer Tool<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Transfers >> Transfer Tool)<\/em> to perform the account transfer with the following settings:\n
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          • Enter the appropriate information for the source<\/strong> server.<\/li>\n
          • Under Login<\/em>, select Root<\/em>.<\/li>\n
          • Under Authentication Method<\/em>, select SSH Public Key<\/em>.<\/li>\n
          • Select the key that you generated in Step 2 from the SSH Key<\/em> menu.<\/li>\n
          • If necessary, enter the SSH key\u2019s passphrase in the SSH Key Passphrase<\/em> text box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Overview This document describes how to use SSH keys to securely copy an account from one server (source server) to another server (destination server). Note: This document uses the following definitions: The destination server is the server to which you wish to copy the account. The source server is the server from which you wish …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}