I'm working on some scripts that execute on various servers, and I'm trying to consolidate them into one. The problem is that I need to run remote commands but can't ...

You can avoid command line tedium and simplify access to a fleet of servers by creating a flexible configuration file for your SSH client. Here’s how. This blog post covers how to configure the ...

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If you do your work via cloud computing, accessing remote servers that are not on your current or home network, you are probably already familiar with SSH or Secure Shell Keys. Because SSH keys are ...

Using a set of public/private keys to allow you to log into a remote Linux system or run commands using ssh without a password can be very convenient, but setup is just tad tricky. Here's how and a ...

SSH was a welcome replacement for Telnet when it emerged in the mid-1990s, since it encrypted the connection to conceal it ...

The command line isn't required when using Linux. To truly maximize your Linux experience, you should still learn it. Some commands are more useful than others. Before we begin, I want to be clear: ...

You are better armed to make use of the SSH tool with an understanding of four key SSH files. If you are a Linux administrator, you know the value of Secure Shell. Without this tool, remoting into a ...

If shutting off telnet access and insisting that all system-to-system connections use ssh isn’t enough to toughen your system’s hide, here’s another way to make your servers just a little more ...