In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>it was written:
> Anyway... Does anybody know what steps I need to do in order make ssh
>work so I can log in remotely? I wanted to try to use Tera Term Pro with
>the SSH extenstion to log onto my Linux machine from a Windows machine on
>the local network.
>
>Right now if I type:
>
>ssh -v -l root rocky
>
> I get this error message about authenticity not being established. I
>made a 'indentification' and an authorization file in the ~/.ssh directory
>along with the keys created by ssh-keygen, but I really don't know what I'm
>doing. I just tried to do what it said in the HOWTO link above, and nothing
>seems to work.
Hmm, maybe when you installed ssh you didn't opt to run the ssh server also.
This is easily remidied, however, if this is indeed the case, with most modern
Debian installations:
dpkg-reconfigure ssh
Then anser yes (generally by using the left and right arrows to select yes, then
hitting enter) when it asks you if you'd like to run the sshd server.
As for running telnet, telnet is fine as long as you know your network is
private
and secure (eg a private subnet lan of which you are the only user) .. otherwise
your passwords are exposed in cleartext to anyone who cares to listen.
hth
as always,
nick
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