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Old 09-13-2003, 07:24 PM   #1
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Talking SSH connection Windows to Linux


Can someone tell me how to configure an SSH connection so that i can have a root shell to my slackware linux 9.0 server?

I tried searching but i couldnt find anything...

Thanks
 
Old 09-13-2003, 11:11 PM   #2
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i'm not really familiar with Mandrake but does the ssh server use PAM? if it did u need edit the /etc/pam.d/sshd pam config and
remove a line that says something like...

auth required pam_securetty.so

note: it's not recommended to allow root logins unless the machine's are in a trusted network.

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Old 09-14-2003, 08:40 AM   #3
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You don't need a root shell. Just log in as a regular user and su when you need root privileges.
 
Old 09-14-2003, 10:07 AM   #4
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To allow root to logon via SSH, you will need to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change the PermitRootLogin line to yes.
Code:
PermitRootLogin yes
 
Old 09-14-2003, 11:36 AM   #5
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Actually this was really easy...all i needed to so was load the sshd daemon...now i can connect.

One thing though...how do i get X11 Forwarding to work? That means i can get a remote desktop right? I edited the sshd_config file, but i cant get X to start remotely. Well, it starts, but the screen doesnt show remotely.

What is a good SSH utility that i can run from a command prompt?

Thanks.
 
Old 09-14-2003, 12:16 PM   #6
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PUTTY!

putty is the best if you want to access your linux computer from a windows one.

just go to google.com and type "putty" in the search and you'll find a site where you can download it.
 
Old 09-14-2003, 12:17 PM   #7
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X11 forwarding means that if you run a X server on your Win box, you can start X11 apps on your linux box and the window will pop up on your screen. You need to actually run such a thing on Windows, and then specify that you want to enable X11 forwarding. The latter is sometimes on, sometimes off, depending on the client you use, and sometimes it it sensitive to the existence of the $DISPLAY env. variable.

My favorite is the cygwin package (www.cygwin.com), you get a shell with nice unix commands, ssh among them (you need to say in the installation gui that you want that).

Hope it helps,
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Old 09-14-2003, 12:24 PM   #8
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Yeah i have been using putty..but i cant seem to get X11 Forwarding to work on it.

Also, with my sshd_config file..each line has a # next to it...do i keep that in there or is it making each line a comment?
 
Old 09-14-2003, 02:03 PM   #9
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The # makes it a comment. But (I'm running RH, it may be different with SW) the commented-out options represent the default that sshd has. Make it
X11Forwarding yes
in the file (then restart sshd).

I don't use putty, so I don't know offhand how to control forwarding. cygwin's ssh lets you give all usual options, such as -v to actually see what's going on. Note that the forwarding is controlled on *both* sides, the server can allow or deny it, and the client can ask for it or not. You can make your desired behavior (with cygwin) the default with a file ~/.ssh/config, mine reads

Quote:
more .ssh/config
ForwardAgent yes
ForwardX11 yes
$
I'm sure putty has the same capabilities, just that I don't use it.

mlp
 
Old 09-14-2003, 02:42 PM   #10
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I downloaded cygwin..but how do i get ssh to work with it?
 
Old 09-14-2003, 07:28 PM   #11
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When you installed, you are presented with a choice of packages to install. Did you add openssh as I said before? If so, you should have the ssh command available in the cygwin shell.

mlp
 
Old 09-19-2003, 02:11 AM   #12
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Quote:
Originally posted by time112852
Yeah i have been using putty..but i cant seem to get X11 Forwarding to work on it.
you have to run an X server on the windows machine as well.

example:

x-win32 (u can get an eval version that shuts off every 15 minutes)



you'd have to run that (it runs in the background) and then also in putty turn on X-11 Forwarding. Turning on X-11 forwarding in putty alone won't do jack because putty does not come with an X-server.
 
  


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