auberge ssh add-key

Authorize an SSH public key on a remote host’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. Alias: auberge ss ak.

auberge ssh add-key [OPTIONS]

Requires existing SSH access to the target. Creates ~/.ssh (700) if absent and sets authorized_keys to 600.

Options

Option	Description	Default
-H, --host HOST	Target host	Interactive
-c, --connect-with KEY	Private key to connect with	Interactive
-a, --authorize KEY	Public key (.pub) to authorize	Interactive
-u, --user USER	Remote user	ansible
-y, --yes	Skip confirmation	false

Both key options scan ~/.ssh/identities/<host>/, ~/.ssh/identities/ and ~/.ssh/ when prompting interactively.

Examples

auberge ssh add-key --host myserver --authorize ~/.ssh/identities/myserver/ansible.pub
# key rotation: connect with old, authorize new
auberge ssh add-key --host myserver \
  --connect-with ~/.ssh/identities/myserver/ansible-old \
  --authorize ~/.ssh/identities/myserver/ansible.pub
# different remote user
auberge ssh add-key --host myserver --user deploy --authorize ~/.ssh/identities/myserver/deploy.pub

Gotchas

• Adding a key that is already authorized is safe — SSH ignores duplicates.
• For a fresh VPS where only root has access, use ssh-copy-id -i <key>.pub root@<ip> first, then run auberge ansible bootstrap to create the ansible user before using this command.