diff --git a/tools/migration/initial-connection-to-server.sh b/tools/migration/initial-connection-to-server.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if ! [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
+    echo "please perform as root, attempting to escalate privileges..."
+    exec sudo $(cat /proc/$$/cmdline | sed 's/\x00/ /g')
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+scp \
+    -i /etc/ixvd/secrets/ssh/keys/master/ixvd-master \
+    /etc/ixvd/secrets/ssh/keys/master/ixvd-master \
+    root@$1:.ssh/id_rsa
+
+ssh \
+    -i /etc/ixvd/secrets/ssh/keys/master/ixvd-master \
+    root@$1 \
+    chmod 600 .ssh/id_rsa
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