From aa0aadd66e36565d21464c44363f82be0b4b93d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Boutte <andyboutte@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 19:01:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Removing update to ~/.ssh/config #400 (#435)

---
 .gitignore              |  1 +
 README.md               | 13 +++++++++++--
 playbooks/local_ssh.yml | 11 -----------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7235538..b68ae83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ configs/*
 inventory_users
 *.kate-swp
 env
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0427e8c..09e2e34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ You can now setup clients to connect it, e.g. your iPhone or laptop. Proceed to
         "\"#----------------------------------------------------------------------#\"",
 ```
 
-Note: If you want to run Algo again at any point in the future, you must first "reactivate" the dependencies for it. To reactivate them, open your terminal, use `cd` to navigate to the directory with Algo, then run `source env/bin/activate`.
-
 Advanced users who want to install Algo on top of a server they already own or want to script the deployment of Algo onto a network of servers, please see the [Advanced Usage](/docs/advanced-usage.md) documentation.
 
 ## Configure the VPN Clients
@@ -177,6 +175,17 @@ Use the example command below to start an SSH tunnel by replacing `user` and `ip
 
  `ssh -D 127.0.0.1:1080 -f -q -C -N user@ip -i configs/ip_user.ssh.pem`
 
+## SSH into Algo Server
+
+To SSH into the Algo server for administrative purposes you can use the example command below by replacing `ip` with your own:
+
+ `ssh ubuntu@ip -i ~/.ssh/algo.pem`
+ 
+If you find yourself regularly logging into Algo then it will be useful to load your Algo ssh key automatically.  Add the following snippet to the bottom of `~/.bash_profile` to add it to your shell environment permanently.
+ 
+ `ssh-add ~/.ssh/algo > /dev/null 2>&1`
+
+
 ## Adding or Removing Users
 
 Algo's own scripts can easily add and remove users from the VPN server.
diff --git a/playbooks/local_ssh.yml b/playbooks/local_ssh.yml
index fc75430..05e53d9 100644
--- a/playbooks/local_ssh.yml
+++ b/playbooks/local_ssh.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,3 @@
     src: "{{ SSH_keys.private }}"
     dest: ~/.ssh/algo.pem
     mode: '0600'
-
-- name: Configure the local ssh config
-  local_action:
-    module: blockinfile
-    dest: "~/.ssh/config"
-    marker: "# {mark} ALGO MANAGED BLOCK {{ cloud_instance_ip|default(server_ip) }}"
-    insertbefore: BOF
-    create: yes
-    block: |
-      Host {{ cloud_instance_ip|default(server_ip) }}
-      	IdentityFile ~/.ssh/algo.pem