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SSH Configuration

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SSH Configuration

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commented out SSH Agent stuff

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SSH Configuration

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SSH Configuration

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SSHFS

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Using SSH

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SSH Configuration

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SSH Configuration

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 You should create your own SSH Key Pair.  You will keep the private key on your own computer, and you will upload the public key to all places to which you need to connect.
-To generate a key pair, open a terminal ([[Workflow#Installing_a_Terminal_Emulator|on Windows, you'll need to have enabled WSL or installed Cygwin]] and run the following command:
+To generate a key pair, open a terminal ([[Workflow#Installing_a_Terminal_Emulator|on Windows, we recommend using Git Bash]] and run the following command:
 <source lang="bash"># Run on Local Machine in Terminal or Cygwin

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 <source lang="bash"># Run on Local Machine in Terminal or Cygwin
-$ ssh-keygen</source>
+$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096</source>
 '''Important:''' Don't name the file unless you are using a CEC machine. If you are using a CEC machine, name the file ''/cygdrive/h/.ssh/id_rsa''

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 </source>
 We will need this later.  Let's now add our key to the ''ssh-agent''.
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 </source>
 …then you need to do the following to fix the permissions:
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 $ chmod 600 </path/to/id_rsa>
 </source>
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 === Amazon EC2 SSH Configuration ===
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 </source>
 ==== The SSH Agent ====
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 </source>
 === More SSH Server Configurations ===

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 # Restart the SSH server:
-$ sudo service ssh restart || sudo service sshd restart
+$ sudo service sshd restart
 </source>

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 <source lang="bash">
 # Run on Local Machine
-$ ssh -i </path/to/default-privatekey.pem> <ec2-user>@<ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com>
+$ ssh -i </path/to/default-privatekey.pem> ec2-user@<ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com>
 </source>

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 <source lang="bash">
-$ sshfs user@domain:/path/to/remote/directory /path/to/local/mountpoint
+$ sshfs <user>@<domain>:</path/to/remote/directory> </path/to/local/mountpoint>
 </source>
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 <source lang="bash">
-$ sshfs -o IdentityFile=/path/to/private/key user@domain:/path/to/remote/directory /path/to/local/mountpoint
+$ sshfs -o IdentityFile=</path/to/private/key> <user>@<domain>:</path/to/remote/directory> </path/to/local/mountpoint>
 </source>
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 <source lang="bash">
-$ fusermount -u /path/to/local/mountpoint
+$ fusermount -u </path/to/local/mountpoint>
 </source>

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 <source lang="bash">
-$ ssh <username here>@ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com
+$ ssh <username here>@<ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com>
 </source>

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 <source lang="bash">
 # Run on Local Machine
-$ ssh -i /path/to/default-privatekey.pem ec2-user@ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com
+$ ssh -i </path/to/default-privatekey.pem> <ec2-user@ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com>
 </source>
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 # Cygwin Only:
-  $ chgrp Users /path/to/default-privatekey.pem
+  $ chgrp Users </path/to/default-privatekey.pem>
 # For Everyone:
-$ chmod 600 /path/to/default-privatekey.pem
+$ chmod 600 </path/to/default-privatekey.pem>
 </source>
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 # Run these on your instance, not on your local machine!
-# Don't forget to customize `My Full Name` and `usernameHere`:
+# Don't forget to customize `<My Full Name>` and `<usernameHere>`:
-$ sudo useradd -r -m -c "My Full Name" usernameHere
+$ sudo useradd -r -m -c "<My Full Name>" <usernameHere>
-$ sudo passwd usernameHere
+$ sudo passwd <usernameHere>
 # You need to add your username to the sudoers list.  Refer to the Linux guide for details.
-# Look around line 91.
+# Look around line 101.
 $ sudo visudo
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 <source lang="bash">
-$ ssh <username here>@ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.amazonaws.com
+$ ssh <username here>@<ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.amazonaws.com>
 </source>
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 <source lang="bash">
-$ ssh-add /path/to/.ssh/id_rsa
+$ ssh-add </path/to/.ssh/id_rsa>
 </source>