Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Remote access?

[Alex P. <ap...@ap...>]

Bobble Hat wrote:
> Thanks Alex, I'm a Linux newbie and need a little help setting this up.
> I have enabled SSHD from setup and it starts up successfully.
> I have a copy of the '/etc/ssh' directory with the DSA and RSA keys and
> have installed PuTTY on my client PC.
Make a difference between the server keys and client keys... The sshd
server always has some keys in /etc/ssh which got generated fine if I
understand correctly.

When logging in using a client you can either choose to do it the
regular way, entering a username and a password or by using client ssh
keys (that's what pageant is for).
> On DL I have the 'root' account
> with a null password.
That's not a good idea for 2 main reasons: 1) that's highly insecure and
2) you won't make your life easier like that. I believe sshd by default
refuses logins with null passwords. So you better set a password :)

> Which key should I use (RSA or DSA) and which protocol (1 or 2).
Protocol version 2 is probably the best.
> Do I import the private key into PuTTYgen and save it for use with Pageant.
> What settings in PuTTY do I need to change from the default?
> Do I need to fill in the 'Auto-login username' and what do I set it to?
If you're all new to this you'd better try the "regular" method first,
using a username and a password. (no client ssh keys, no pageant). Open
putty, enter the ip, and click connect :) hit yes, enter
username/password :)

Once that works you can go try client ssh keys. I like using keys more,
it's more secure, but a bit harder to setup. Though it saves me having
to remember all my passwords :) I use one key to login to a dozen
servers, and only have to type my password once :)

Hope it helps,

Alex