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- SSH or Secure SHell is an encrypted connection protocol which is used to connect to the command line interface of a remote machine. Mac OS features a built-in SSH client called Terminal which allows you to quickly and easily connect to a server. In this article, we'll outline how to SSH to a server using the Terminal program on OS X Mac.
- The ssh daemon (sshd), which runs server-side, closes the connection from the server-side if the client goes silent (i.e., does not send information). To prevent connection loss, instruct the ssh client to send a sign-of-life signal to the server once in a while.
- As I know, Mac OS already have sshd installed and use launchd to manage it, and I know one way to output debug logs by sshd -E /var/log/sshd.log, but when I reviewed /etc/ssh/sshdconfig configuration and there are two lines.
$ ssh -A primus Last login. Primus$ ssh secundus Last login. Secundus$ This can be a useful strategy if direct access to the second remote host ( other.mac.com ) is blocked with firewalls. You can also use this for the scp remote-to-remote copy.
Last modified: March 9, 2020
Overview
The following article will teach you how to connect to your (mt) Media Temple service via SSH using the Terminal application in OS X.
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Requirements
Before you start, you'll need:
- Enable SSH access.
- Your site number. Be sure to replace 00000 with your site number.
- Enable SSH access.
- Replace example.com with your domain.
- Set your root password.
- Replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with your server's IP address.
Instructions
Connect to your service via SSH
Open your Terminal application. You will see a window with a $ symbol and a blinking cursor. This is your basic command prompt. From here, you may issue the command to establish the SSH connection to your server. The most basic usage of this is as follows. Be sure to replace 00000 with your site number.
Immediately after issuing this command, your computer will attempt to establish a connection to your server. If it is your first time connecting to that server, you will see a message asking you to confirm the identity of the machine:
Make sure you entered the address properly, and type yes, followed by the return key, to proceed.
You will then be prompted to enter your password:
Type or copy/paste your SSH user's password into Terminal. You will not see the cursor move while entering your password. This is normal. Once you are finished inputting your password, press return on your keyboard. At that point, you will be connected to your server remotely through SSH.
Customize Terminal (optional)
You have the option to customize the look of Terminal. To do so:
- In the upper-left toolbar, click on Terminal >> Preferences.
- A pop-up menu will appear. Click on Profiles. Select your desired theme and click Default.
SSH Keys (optional)
If you wish, you can setup an SSH Key, which will allow you to connect to SSH without needing to manually enter your password. If you'd like information on this process, feel free to check out the article below:
- Using SSH keys on your serverUsing SSH keys on your server
Add Terminal to the dock (optional)
- Open your Macintosh HD and go to the Applications folder.
- Next, open the Utilities folder.
- Look for the application called Terminal.
- To add to your dock, you just simply drag it to an empty space in the Dock.
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Now, any time you want to open a Terminal window, you can do so from the Dock.
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