diff --git a/install/id_rsa b/install/id_rsa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a44035f9f1e93108f7782cd3ee2af74d2f8ee96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/id_rsa
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/install/id_rsa.pub b/install/id_rsa.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..61817d333148d9a523468bdc780458e6c54fef05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/id_rsa.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDN2LL87DrJsXZdAN1zh+TcLlk0I8IPjxzrxEb2AaodnThibG+3xjMdx6BJCWRReCsddUbZDQ190LVvRPw7NUMZfsbOsTPBJhKhm+dDkz0zqOK84r2OmfTDFXaIFondVEiZ1PkptDpWw25hekTWLZ/SjeCMj9u1i0L17Su6wSG6qNfCtC4CVSEs8B10JvtGoa2n6yIXJYDHCPhEha/HcimOtpDn5IPIvcGm8P7kZGdRnewm8Jt1WeJxwrTV6sxbFUDoJaDk6KKyzaesXNlg4IHU6ylBcAT35ZO2tXVYasxXT75/ek3MvVJsxEkWE2A+kOZ/M71L3F0mV9qYFyAcXk3v stoller@boss.emulab.net
diff --git a/install/installvars.pm.in b/install/installvars.pm.in
index fa42ff0bac064b5f36546d6d73ccfbaba586c2c3..f29336fd13b1224705719beb3ca849908b386989 100644
--- a/install/installvars.pm.in
+++ b/install/installvars.pm.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2003-2014 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2003-2015 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # 
 # {{{EMULAB-LICENSE
 # 
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ $ROOT_AUTHKEY		= "/root/.ssh/authorized_keys";
 $ROOT_DSA_PRIVKEY	= "/root/.ssh/id_dsa";
 $ROOT_DSA_PUBKEY	= "$ROOT_DSA_PRIVKEY.pub";
 
-$INIT_PRIVKEY		= "$main::TOP_SRCDIR/install/identity";
+$INIT_PRIVKEY		= "$main::TOP_SRCDIR/install/id_rsa";
+$INIT_PUBKEY		= "$main::TOP_SRCDIR/install/id_rsa.pub";
 $CACERT			= "$TBROOT/etc/emulab.pem";
 $EMULAB_PEM		= "emulab.pem";
 $CLIENT_PEM		= "client.pem";
diff --git a/install/phases/boss/ssh b/install/phases/boss/ssh
index ffed86ab704953869a7a12b008796eafe3a9dac9..bb78732a9c3aa439ff2ad7173747277172502698 100755
--- a/install/phases/boss/ssh
+++ b/install/phases/boss/ssh
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ sub Install($$$)
 	    };
 	}
 	Phase "keycopy", "Copy root ssh keys to ops", sub {
-	    if (! ExecQuiet("$SSH -o 'BatchMode=yes' root\@${USERNODE} pwd")) {
+	    if (! ExecQuiet("$SSH -o 'BatchMode=yes' -i $ROOT_PRIVKEY ".
+			    "  root\@${USERNODE} pwd")) {
 		PhaseSkip("Key already copied");
 	    } else {
+		# ssh will complain about mode if we do not do this.
 		ExecQuietFatal("chmod 400 $INIT_PRIVKEY");
 		if ($ELABINELAB) {
 		    ExecQuietFatal("$SCP_INIT -i $INIT_PRIVKEY ".
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@ sub Install($$$)
 	    if ($BOSSNODE eq $FSNODE) {
 		PhaseSkip("FS node is boss node");
 	    }
-	    if (! ExecQuiet("$SSH -o 'BatchMode=yes' root\@${FSNODE} pwd")) {
+	    if (! ExecQuiet("$SSH -o 'BatchMode=yes' -i $ROOT_PRIVKEY ".
+			    "root\@${FSNODE} pwd")) {
 		PhaseSkip("Key already copied");
 	    } else {
 		if ($ELABINELAB) {
diff --git a/install/phases/ops/ssh b/install/phases/ops/ssh
index 6e88aa4f1ccb37c9ac49785932bd25d85b641f58..de9d1f12c7108e00d95a0cb0f081c53eaebb70cc 100755
--- a/install/phases/ops/ssh
+++ b/install/phases/ops/ssh
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ use strict;
 use libinstall;
 use installvars;
 
-my $IDENTPUB	= "$TOP_SRCDIR/install/identity.pub";
-
 sub Install($$$)
 {
     my ($server, $isupdate, $impotent) = @_;
@@ -55,8 +53,8 @@ sub Install($$$)
 	};
 	Phase "authkeys", "Adding stub identity to root authorized_keys", sub {
 	    DoneIfEdited($AUTHKEYS);
-	    my $ident = `cat $IDENTPUB`;
-	    PhaseFail("Could not read $IDENTPUB")
+	    my $ident = `cat $INIT_PUBKEY`;
+	    PhaseFail("Could not read $INIT_PUBKEY")
 		if ($?);
 	    chomp($ident);
 	    if (! -e $AUTHKEYS) {