How to remove the passphrase for the SSH key without having to create a new key?
Backup your old .ssh/id_rsa before you do this!
# Syntax: ssh-keygen -p [-P old_passphrase] [-N new_passphrase] [-f keyfile]
ssh-keygen -p -P old_passphrase
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Backup your old .ssh/id_rsa before you do this!
# Syntax: ssh-keygen -p [-P old_passphrase] [-N new_passphrase] [-f keyfile]
ssh-keygen -p -P old_passphrase