#Ssh config editor full#

Hit 👏 if you like what you read and be sure to follow to keep up to date with future posts. Next time you’re SSHing into your servers simply use the command ssh myaliasname. Then, as you would when using the SSH command, enter the HostName, User and IdentityFile file path. For example, if you wish to create (or edit) a new file name index.html, run the following: server nano index.html.

Type in nano followed by the name of the file. The alias block is named using the Host key. Navigate to the directory location you want to create the file, or edit an existing file.

#bash $ cd ~/.ssh $ atom config # or whatever editor you use # If this file doesn't exist, create it using the 'touch' command, eg: $ touch config # ~/.ssh/config Host test HostName 12.34.56.789 User username IdentityFile ~/path/to/your/.pem This is done by providing each alias block with a set of keys and values. Each of these aliases are named and mapped to a remote server. ls -l /etc/ssh/sshconfig -rw-r-r- 1 root root 1766 May 29 21:40 /etc/ssh/sshconfig. This file will already be there with default template so you can add more Host entries or use the existing template. Using a config file in your ~/.ssh directory, we can create aliases. To define a system wide SSH configuration file use /etc/ssh/sshconfig file. G Causes ssh to print its configuration after evaluating Host and Match blocks and exit. Currently we’d need to type the command ssh -i /path/my-key-pair.pem .com, making sure the path and IP/endpoint is accurate. SSH is enabled but we also have to configure the VTY lines: R1(config)line vty 0 4 R1(config-line)transport input ssh R1(config-line)login local. Especially if there’s multiple keys for each server that you want to connect to.

#Ssh config editor full#

If you manage a lot of servers and are remotely accessing them via SSH, you’ll know it’s a pain to remember and type out the full command.