Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 17:12:57 +1000 (EST) From: Graeme.Cross@sci.monash.edu.au To: satya@dspsoft.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: remote login via SSH Message-ID: <199809210713.RAA20902@babylon.wsc.monash.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809210228270.17976-100000@srv.kapmail.com>
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---1031644250-1033140246-906361985=:16071 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII On 21 Sep, Satya Devireddy wrote: > >> I have to login to our server remotely most of the time. Someone >> suggested I use ssh for that. I have looked at the ports and the >> description of ssh, but is there more information somewhere? Do I >> use telnet, should I install stuff on my remote computer. etc. A step- >> by-step guide would be nice :) > > ssh is real nice. > It should be installed on both the machines. > (snip) > Things I observed: > the usernames on both machines should be the same. Not necessary. You can override this with ssh by using the -l flag. You can also configure this permanently in your .ssh/config file, which also allows you to scp to machines with a different username as well. Cheers Graeme -- Graeme Cross -- Water Studies Centre, Monash University Random thought #31 (Collect all 229) George Orwell was an optimist. ---1031644250-1033140246-906361985=:16071 Content-Type: APPLICATION/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.6.3i iQB1AwUBNgX8emAiycRwLbVJAQGoeAMAjL/gnwLYf92IuDfGnjXOLLGtUrq9bfnm fVuA/NYVh1ORtAVfmGh1cT2c2U5A+1gthgWOdUW6admQhkoBoTmWSG/IxL8ZIsGF vVGkzlySXRlG2DdN1gje1LVuN1FcTehZ =Oh5d -----END PGP MESSAGE----- ---1031644250-1033140246-906361985=:16071-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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