Ubuntu: enable SSH - how to
To be able to enable SSH, you must install it on your Ubuntu System.
- To do this, start the Terminal under Ubuntu. This is very simple with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [T].
- Type the command "sudo apt-get install openssh-server", to download SSH from the Ubuntu Server and install it.
- SSH should now be active at a time, you can check the Status. To do this, enter the command "sudo service ssh status" and look for the line "Active: active (running)".
SSH under Ubuntu activate (image: Pixabay)
Settings to customize Installation
After Installation and activation, you may need to adjust the settings of SSH.
- You want to connect to an SSH-enabled Server requires your user name and the indication of the Ports.
- These settings you can specify with the command "sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config".
- Here you can specify your Host, your Port, and your user name under a single name, such as "My Name". You want to build, then later, an SSH connection, you must Host, Port, and user name to enter. It is for example "ssh, My Name is enough".
- To apply the Changes, you must restart SSH. This is done with the command "sudo service ssh restart".
How to make a SSH connection in Mac OS X build, we show you in our next practice tip.
