Log on to the server using SSH client software

Article title: log on to the server using the SSH client software. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, open source, and other basic categories. when the server's SSH service is running normally, we can log on to the server on our own PC using SSH client software in the LAN, and use this method to complete server configuration and maintenance. Not strictly speaking, the server does not need a display or keyboard, because the vast majority of configuration work can be controlled on the remote (Lan) client.

Here, PuTTY, one of the easy-to-use SSH client software, is used as an example to describe how to log on to the server from your PC.

Convert the private key from the server to the available private key of PuTTY.

InUse OpenSSH to build an SSH serverIn this section, the private key of the corresponding user on the server is moved to the remote terminal (personal PC, etc.) in a safe way-3.5-inch disk as the medium, the following describes how to download the remote terminal and log on to the server using the SSH client software.

For SSH client software, PuTTY is easy to use. However, PuTTY cannot directly use the private key directly generated by the server. you need to use PuTTYGen to convert it to a private key that can be used by PuTTY.

[1] in the private key conversion tool PuTTYGen. In addition, the private key to be converted is copied from the floppy disk to the appropriate location on the local hard disk of the remote terminal.

[2] run PuTTYGen. the following window is displayed:



[3] Click Load to select the private key generated by the server (select "All Files" for the file type "). As follows:



[4] start to convert the private key. enter the password used to create the private key on the server. Enter the password in the text box to start conversion, as shown below:



[5] If the conversion is successful, a prompt window is displayed, and click "OK" to go to the next step. As follows:

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