hey all, I need to set up a shell script that ssh's into a remote server then runs some commands. I have minimal control over the remote server, and only slightly more control over the server the ...

I'm working on some scripts that execute on various servers, and I'm trying to consolidate them into one. The problem is that I need to run remote commands but can't ...

Using a set of public/private keys to allow you to log into a remote Linux system or run commands using ssh without a password can be very convenient, but setup is just tad tricky. Here's how and a ...

port forwarding ' is a technology that encrypts communication to one port with SSH and forwards it to another server's port. SSH port forwarding is also called 'SSH tunnel' because 'data is ...

Sure, using the Linux command line is optional. But these are commands I rely on every day, and you can benefit from them, too.

The Android ConnectBot application is an SSH client for Android devices. The app can be downloaded from the Android Market, and it allows a user to secure-shell into a Linux environment. Because ...

In a typical work week, a Unix systems administrator is likely to have at least one small mystery to solve — one “huh?”, one “that doesn’t make any sense” or one “I’ve never seen this before”. Most of ...

remote computers, to control your network devices is comparable to shouting your username and password when exiting a building. Pretty soon, someone will be listening, and they’ll take advantage of ...

If shutting off telnet access and insisting that all system-to-system connections use ssh isn’t enough to toughen your system’s hide, here’s another way to make your servers just a little more ...

Learn how to easily mount remote directories with the help of a more secure SSH tool. Follow along with Jack Wallen in our step-by-step tutorial. Do you have remote directories you need to mount on ...