SSH (Secure Socket Shell) is a network protocol that can be used to securely access other machines across a network. From our perspective, using SSH can be valuable, especially if you’re looking to interact with Linux virtual machines such as Matillion servers. For example, SSH protocols could be used to:
Log into a Linux virtual machine
Copy files to/from a Linux virtual machine
Generate SSH keys that can be used for SSH authentication
Configure authentication to a remote Git repository without entering a password each time you push, pull, etc.
How to Enable SSH Commands in Windows 10
In Windows 10, SSH commands can be executed through PowerShell natively; however, the functionality must be enabled by following these steps:
Open the START menu and open Manage optional features:
Search for SSH and install both the OpenSSH Client and the OpenSSH Server:
Restart your machine (or sign out and in again) to automatically add the set of SSH commands to your PATH environment variable. You should now be able to execute the sshcommand from PowerShell:
If you see the usagemessage above, you can stop here and everything is set up. If not, you may have an error similar to the following:
If you see this error, keep reading to add the commands to your PATH environment variable directly.
Adding the OpenSSH Commands to Your PATH Environment Variable
Open the START menu and open Edit the system environment variables:
Select Environment Variables:
Select your Path system variable and select Edit:
Select to add a Newvariable and enter the location of the OpenSSH folder as a variable. By default, this should be C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH. Then hit OK a few times to close the various menus:
You should now be able to execute the sshcommand from PowerShell:
Congratulations! You now have a working SSH command that could be used to do a variety of things, as mentioned at the top of this post:
Log into a Linux virtual machine
Copy files to/from a Linux virtual machine
Generate SSH keys that can be used for SSH authentication
Configure authentication to a remote Git repository without entering a password
Check back next week for another post that builds upon this one!
Open “Settings” > “Apps” > “Apps & Features” > “Optional Features” and check if the OpenSSH client is installed - if necessary, install it via “Add Feature”.
Open command prompt as administrator, e.g. with Windows search > “cmd.exe” > “run as administrator”.
Open the Services desktop app. (Select Start, type services.msc in the search box, and then select the Service app or press ENTER .) In the details pane, double-click OpenSSH SSH Server. On the General tab, from the Startup type drop-down menu, select Automatic and then select Ok.
You can also check that it is present in Windows Settings > System > Optional features, then search for "OpenSSH" in your added features. For more information on configuring OpenSSH, see OpenSSH Server configuration for Windows.
Open the Windows 10 Start menu and search for “Apps & Features”. In the “Apps & Features” heading, click “Optional Features”.
Scroll down the list to see if “OpenSSH Client” is listed. If not, click the plus sign next to “Add a feature”, select OpenSSH Client, and click “Install”.
Browse to Engines, then expand the nodes of the engine for which you want to enable or disable SSH access. Right-click a node, then select Commands > Enable SSH or Commands > Disable SSH.
Running ssh-add -l will display all keys currently known to your agent. If the list is empty, you have an ssh-agent running, but no keys currently unlocked.
Go to Settings → System → Optional Features. Check if OpenSSH is installed. If not, select Add a feature, then find and install both OpenSSH Client and Server. Confirm OpenSSH is listed in Apps and Optional Features.
To enable SSH access for your main hosting Control Panel user, just click on the button Enable under the SSH access subsection. Then you will be able to connect to the server over SSH, using a Terminal program, with the main username and password for your hosting Control Panel.
Go to the Settings > Apps > Apps and features > Optional features (or run the command ms-settings:appsfeatures )
Click Add a feature, select OpenSSH Server (OpenSSH-based secure shell (SSH) server, for secure key management and access from remote machines), and click Install.
The steps to enable both SSH and tunneling/port forwarding are as follows: Open Settings > Update and Security > For Developers . Click on the radio button for Developer mode ; this will open up your system's port 22 and allow the SSH broker to start listening for incoming connections.
The steps to enable both SSH and tunneling/port forwarding are as follows: Open Settings > Update and Security > For Developers . Click on the radio button for Developer mode ; this will open up your system's port 22 and allow the SSH broker to start listening for incoming connections.
To connect to an SSH server on Windows, install the optional SSH feature and then run "ssh user@exampleIP" in PowerShell or the Windows Terminal. On Linux or macOS, open the Terminal and run "ssh user@exampleIP". An SSH client allows you to connect to a remote computer running an SSH server.
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