20.3. Configuring an OpenSSH Client
20.3. Configuring an OpenSSH Client To connect to an OpenSSH server from a client machine, you must have the openssh-clients and openssh packages installed on the client machine. 20.3.1. Using the ssh Command The ssh command is a secure replacement for the rlogin , rsh , and telnet commands. It allows you to log in to a remote machine as well as execute commands on a remote machine. Logging in to a remote machine with ssh is similar to using telnet . To log in to a remote machine named penguin.example.net, type the following command at a shell prompt: The first time you ssh to a remote machine, you will see a message similar to the following: Type yes to continue. This will add the server to your list of known hosts ( ~/.ssh/known_hosts/ ) as seen in the following message: , you will see a prompt asking for your password for the remote machine. After entering your password, you will be at a shell prompt for the remote machine. If you do not specify a username the username that you are logged in as on the local client machine is passed to the remote machine. If you want to specify a different username, use the following command: You can also use the syntax ssh -l username penguin.example.net . The ssh command can be used to execute a command on the remote machine without logging in to a shell prompt. The syntax is ssh hostname command . For example, if you want to execute the command ls /usr/share/doc on the remote machine penguin.example.net, type the following command at a shell prompt: After you enter the correct password, the contents of the remote directory /usr/share/doc will be displayed, and you will return to your local shell prompt.
ssh penguin.example.net The authenticity of host 'penguin.example.net' can't be established. DSA key fingerprint is 94:68:3a:3a:bc:f3:9a:9b:01:5d:b3:07:38:e2:11:0c. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? Warning: Permanently added 'penguin.example.net' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. ssh username @penguin.example.net ssh penguin.example.net ls /usr/share/doc