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SSH access with WinSCP2

Uros

SSH access with WinSCP2
« on: February 13, 2003, 11:38:20 AM »
Hello,

I'm quite new ti the linux thing.
I want to connect to my e-smith server with WinSCP2. I've put everything regarding SSH to yes or public in the server-manager.
In WinSCP my settings are: host name: my local ip adress, port number: 22, username: admin and password for it.
When I try to log on I get "Error skipping startup message".
Oh, I try to connect from local network.

Kevin McClain

Re: SSH access with WinSCP2
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2003, 03:16:32 PM »
Try using username "root" instead of "admin".

Uros

Re: SSH access with WinSCP2
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2003, 04:03:55 PM »
O.K. This works.
Can I connect with user I created??

CH Cheah

Re: SSH access with WinSCP2
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2003, 06:26:34 PM »
Normal users you create will not have any shell assigned to them. Take a look at
http://www.dungog.net/sme/howto/usershell.php

To give access to the unix shell on your server.
as root, chsh -s /bin/bash username
to take it away, chsh -s /bin/sshell username

Uros

Re: SSH access with WinSCP2
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2003, 01:42:12 AM »
This is it :-)
Great site, with great stuf for E-smith.