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other:putty_conf [2020/08/03 14:08]
jypeter [Daily usage PuTTY/Pageant]
other:putty_conf [2022/08/01 15:11]
jypeter [Configuring PuTTY] Improved
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 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
  
-Download and install the [[https://​www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/​~sgtatham/​putty/​|latest version of PuTTY]]+[[https://​www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/​~sgtatham/​putty/​|PuTTY Web site]] 
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 +You can install the latest version of PuTTY directly from [[https://​apps.microsoft.com/​store/​detail/​XPFNZKSKLBP7RJ|Microsoft Store]], or download the latest [[https://​www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/​~sgtatham/​putty/​latest.html|64-bit msi installer]]
  
 ===== Launching PuTTY/​Pageant ===== ===== Launching PuTTY/​Pageant =====
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 ''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​Pageant''​ ''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​Pageant''​
-  * It will seem that nothing happens, but you should get the //Pageant// icon at the bottom right of your screen.\\ {{ :​other:​putty_01_notes_v2.png?​direct |}}\\ Pageant will allow you to create or use existing connection profiles (//​Sessions//​),​ and also easily use //ssh keys// (more on //ssh keys// later)+  * It will seem that nothing happens, but you should get the //Pageant// icon at the bottom right of your screen.\\ {{ :​other:​putty_01_notes_v2.png?​direct |}}\\ Pageant will allow you to create or use existing connection profiles (//​Sessions//​),​ and also easily use [[other:​putty_conf#​using_ssh_keys|ssh keys]]
  
-  * If you right click on the //Pageant// icon, you can manage sessions with the ''​New Session''​ option, use ''​Saved Sessions''​ profiles and manage ​ //ssh keys// (''​View Keys'',​ ''​Add Key''​).\\ You can also view/add keys by double clicking on the pageant icon\\ {{ :​other:​putty_02.png?​direct |}}+  * If you right click on the //Pageant// icon, you can manage sessions with the ''​New Session''​ option, use ''​Saved Sessions''​ profiles and manage ​ //ssh keys// (''​View Keys'',​ ''​Add Key''​).\\ You can also view/​add ​//ssh keys// by double clicking on the pageant icon\\ {{ :​other:​putty_02.png?​direct |}}
  
 ===== Configuring PuTTY ===== ===== Configuring PuTTY =====
  
-Launch the session/​configuration ​manager: (Right click on) ''​Pageant''​ => ''​New Session''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_03.png?​direct&​300 |}}+Launch the PuTTY Configuration ​manager: (Right click on) ''​Pageant''​ => ''​New Session''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_03.png?​direct&​300 |}}
  
-  * You can keep most PuTTY'​s default settings. This section will show you how to create your first //session profile//, with some useful options. If you want to add another session later, just ''​Load''​ an existing (and properly configured) session, ''​Save''​ it under a new name, and the change the session details+  * You can keep most PuTTY'​s default settings. This section will show you how to create your first //session profile//, with some useful options.\\ If you want to add another session later, just ''​Load''​ an existing (and properly configured) session, ''​Save''​ it under a new name, change the session details, and then save the session again
  
-  * When changing a setting, select a (sub-)**Category in the left part** of the PuTTY Configuration ​windows, and change the displayed **settings in the right part** of the window.+  * When changing a setting, select a (sub-)**Category in the left part** of the PuTTY Configuration ​window, and change the displayed **settings in the right part** of the window.
  
-  * After changing the settings of an existing Session, **do not forget to go back to the //Session// category and click ''​Save''​!**+  * After changing the settings of an existing Session, **do not forget to go back to the //Session// category ​(at the top left of the Putty Configuration window) ​and click ''​Save''​!**
  
 ==== Creating a new session ==== ==== Creating a new session ====
  
 In the ''​Session''​ category: In the ''​Session''​ category:
-  * Specify a **Host Name**: e.g. ''​ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr''​ for the LSCE access server+  * Specify a **Host Name**: e.g. ''​ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr''​ for the //LSCE access server// (also called //LSCE gateway//)
   * Specify a matching session name in **Saved Sessions**: e.g. ''​ssh1''​   * Specify a matching session name in **Saved Sessions**: e.g. ''​ssh1''​
   * Click on **Save** to save the session\\ {{ :​other:​putty_04.png?​direct |}}   * Click on **Save** to save the session\\ {{ :​other:​putty_04.png?​direct |}}
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 === Direct connection to a remote server === === Direct connection to a remote server ===
  
-  * Select an existing session and click on **Load** +  * Select an existing session ​(e.g. the [[#​creating_a_new_session|ssh1 profile]] defined above) ​and click on **Load** 
-  * Update the **Host Name****Saved Session** ​name (the name of the new profile you want) and settings+  * Update ​the values of the **Host Name** ​and **Saved Session** (the name of the new profile you want) text fields, ​and settings\\ e.g. for connecting to LSCE **from INSIDE LSCE** use: 
 +    * ''​Host Name''​ => ''​obelix''​ 
 +    * ''​Saved Session''​ => ''​obelix (direct connection)''​
   * Go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session''​ and **Save** the session   * Go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session''​ and **Save** the session
  
 === Connection through a gateway === === Connection through a gateway ===
  
-  * Select an existing //gateway// session and click on **Load**.\\ For connecting to LSCE from outside ​LSCE, select the [[#​creating_a_new_session|ssh1 profile]] +  * Select an existing //gateway// session and click on **Load**.\\ For connecting to LSCE **from OUTSIDE ​LSCE**, select the [[#​creating_a_new_session|ssh1 profile]]\\ If you are at LSCE, but use the //eduroam// or the //guest// **WiFi network**, you are considered as being //outside LSCE//! 
-  * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ category, specify the command used to connect to the target server in the **Remote command** field\\ e.g. for LSCE, use ''​ssh obelix''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_10.png?​direct |}}+  * In the ''​Connection''​ => ''​SSH''​ category, specify the command used to connect to the target server in the **Remote command** field\\ e.g. **for LSCE**, use
 +    * ''​ssh ​-X -A obelix'' ​(check the [[other:​ssh#​standard_usage|useful ssh options]] for more details on the options)\\ {{ :​other:​putty_10.png?​direct |}}
   * Go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session'',​ specify a new profile name in **Saved Sessions** (e.g. ''​obelix via ssh1''​) and **Save** the session\\ {{ :​other:​putty_11.png?​direct |}}   * Go back to ''​Category''​ => ''​Session'',​ specify a new profile name in **Saved Sessions** (e.g. ''​obelix via ssh1''​) and **Save** the session\\ {{ :​other:​putty_11.png?​direct |}}
    
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 ===== Using ssh keys ===== ===== Using ssh keys =====
  
 +Read the [[other:​ssh#​using_ssh_keys|Using ssh keys]] section if you don't know what //ssh keys// are
 ==== Existing ssh keys ==== ==== Existing ssh keys ====
  
 ==== Importing or creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen ==== ==== Importing or creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen ====
  
 +  * Launch the PuTTY Key Generator:​\\ ''​Start''​ => ''​PuTTY''​ => ''​PuTTYgen''​
  
 +  * If you already have a private ssh keys generated on another computer, ''​id_rsa'',​ you just have to use PuTTYgen to **import the private key**, and save it to a ''​.ppk''​ file that ''​Pageant''​ can use
 +    * Import the key (and type the passphrase, when asked) with: ''​Conversions''​=>''​Import key''​\\ {{ :​other:​putty_21.png?​direct&​300 |}}
 +    * Then click on the ''​Save private key''​ button, and create a ''​id_rsa.ppk''​ file (or ''​any_name_you_want.ppk''​)\\ {{ :​other:​putty_22.png?​direct&​300 |}}
  
 +  * If you don't have a set of ssh keys, follow the steps below to **create private and public keys**
 +    * Make sure that the type of key (at the bottom of the PuTTYgen window) is ''​RSA''​ and that the number of bits is ''​4096''​
 +    * Click on the ''​Generate''​ button and move your mouse to generate some random information
 +    * Type your ''​Key passphrase''​ and confirm it
 +    * Click on the ''​Save private key''​ button, and create a ''​id_rsa.ppk''​ file (or ''​any_name_you_want.ppk''​)\\ {{ :​other:​putty_23.png?​direct&​300 |}}
 +    * Click on the ''​Save public key''​ button, and create a ''​id_rsa.pub''​ file
 +    * Click on ''​Conversions''​=>''​Export OpenSSH key'',​ and create a (standard) ''​id_rsa''​ file\\ You will not need this file with Putty, but it is just in case you need to use your private key later on a Linux computer
  
  
other/putty_conf.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/29 15:43 by jypeter