ssh-import-id should support writing to other files

[Scott Moser]

ssh-import-id only writes to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

It should support taking an argument for output, and should also support *not* trying to validate the keys.

The reason to not try to validate is that it is possible ssh may accept some keys that ssh-import-id considers invalid, leaving you in a state where ssh-import-id is not useful to you.

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

A option for disabling key validation is fine, but in cases where ssh-import-id's validate function fails, I'd like to see those filed as specific bugs and get those fixed in the key validation.

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

As for output, it would be great if ssh-import-id could write to stdout or a specified file.

[Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)]

Moving this over to ssh-import-id.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ssh-import-id - 2.2-0ubuntu1

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ssh-import-id (2.2-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  [ Scott Moser ]
  * use getopt, send 'info' to stderr, add '--output', LP: #688574
    - support '--help'
    - add '--output' or '-o' option to write downloaded and
      verified data to a named file (supporting '-' for stdout) rather
      that writing to users .ssh/authorized_keys
    - send 'info' output to standard error rather than standard out
      This is required to deal with '--output -'
  * remove carriage returns from key strings (LP: #651698)

  [ Dustin Kirkland ]
  * ssh-import-id.1: updated to reflect smoser's changes
  * debian/install, ssh_import_id, ssh-import-id: allow for URL to be
    admin-configurable, to point to other SSH public key stores besides
    Launchpad.net
  * ssh-import-id.1: document /etc/ssh/ssh_import_id
 -- Dustin Kirkland <email address hidden> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:59:28 -0600