How to setup SSH from a non-CS machine

1. ON YOUR NON-CS MACHINE: Generate a public/private key pair. Run the command:

    ssh-keygen -t dsa 

   You will be prompted for a "pass phrase". Do not use your unix password! The pass phrase is not limited to a single word, so you can choose a sentence or phrase that is easy to remember. You will be typing this phrase a lot, so making it shorter is better.Note the file where your public key is stored.
2. ON YOUR NON-CS MACHINE: Copy your public key to your CS account. Because it is a public key, you can email it to yourself.
3. ON YOUR CS ACCOUNT: Append your public key to the file ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. Use the command:

    cat id_dsa.pub>> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 

   where id_dsa.pub is the filename of your public key.
4. For more info on this, go to http://www.cs.brown.edu/system/net_remote/ssh