SSH - Chronicles of Technology

A Shell Tricks: Session Color Coding

The best way to understand what server you deal with is color-coded command line prompts. Different Shell interpreters and different terminals offer different commands and capabilities, but modern server-side world is extremely Linux centric, where the BASH dominates the market.

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Connecting with a private key using SSH and SFTP

SSH uses public/private key pairs. id_rsa is your RSA private key (do not share this!). id_rsa.pub is your RSA public key; this you give out to the administrator of the target system so that they can add it to verify

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Unappreciated SSH Client Config

Some IT folks how are fluent with the server configuration of the SSH daemon. But I can hardly name a few who knows how helpful client SSH configuration is.

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Getting ssh_init when using SSH or SCP

When using pscp to transfer a file, you may receive the error: ssh_init: Network error: Cannot assign requested address The solution is simple. Simply specify the -P 22 parameter to explicitly connect to the port, and you should be good to go.

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Login to Linux using SSH Keys in PuTTY

This post provides a quick guide to configuring access to a Linux account using SSH keys. Generate a Private and Public Key Pair 1. Download puttygen.exe from here [https: