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other:putty_conf [2023/03/23 10:49] jypeter [Creating ssh keys with PuTTYgen] |
other:putty_conf [2023/11/17 16:50] jypeter [Changing some useful settings] Improved the settings |
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| * **Paste** text with the **middle button**\\ {{ :other:putty_05.png?direct |}} | * **Paste** text with the **middle button**\\ {{ :other:putty_05.png?direct |}} | ||
| * In the ''Window'' => ''Appearance'' category: | * In the ''Window'' => ''Appearance'' category: | ||
| - | * You can **choose a font more readable than the default one**!\\ We recommend the **Cascadia Code** font that comes with the [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] application (which means that you first have to **install //Windows Terminal// first**, but you will probably need it anyway) | + | * You can **choose a font more readable than the default one**!\\ We recommend the **Cascadia Code** font that comes with the [[other:win10apps#windows_terminal|Windows Terminal]] application (which means that you first have to **install //Windows Terminal// first**, but you will probably need it anyway)\\ IF //Windows Terminal// is not installed yet, you can select the modern **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolas|Consolas]]** font in the list of available fonts |
| * Use the ''Change...'' button in the ''Font settings'' section, and select ''Cascadia Code'' and ''Regular'' (you can also experiment with styles different from ''Regular'', and different font sizes)\\ {{ :other:putty_cascadia_font.png?direct |}} {{ :other:putty_cascadia_styles.png?direct |}} | * Use the ''Change...'' button in the ''Font settings'' section, and select ''Cascadia Code'' and ''Regular'' (you can also experiment with styles different from ''Regular'', and different font sizes)\\ {{ :other:putty_cascadia_font.png?direct |}} {{ :other:putty_cascadia_styles.png?direct |}} | ||
| * In the ''Connection'' => ''Data'' category: | * In the ''Connection'' => ''Data'' category: | ||
| - | * Specify your login name (on the LSCE servers) in **Auto-login username**. This way you won't have to type it when you connect to the Linux server!\\ {{ :other:putty_06.png?direct |}} | + | * Specify your login name (on the LSCE servers) in **Auto-login username**. This way you won't have to type it when you connect to the Linux server!\\ {{ :other:putty_06_v2.png?direct |}} |
| + | * You should also specify ''xterm-256color'' instead of the default ''xterm'' terminal type in the ''Terminal-type string'' field. This will allow you to display nicer colors in the terminals (for the applications that use fancy colors) | ||
| + | * You can later type ''msgcat --color=test'' in a terminal, and check if you get something like\\ {{ :other:putty_256colors.png?direct&200 |}} | ||
| * In the ''Connection'' => ''SSH'' => ''Kex'' category: | * In the ''Connection'' => ''SSH'' => ''Kex'' category: | ||
| * **<wrap hi>Unselect Attempt GSSAPI key exchange</wrap>**!\\ If you forget to do this, connecting to a server will seem to take forever (if it works at all)...\\ {{ :other:putty_gssapi.png?direct |}} | * **<wrap hi>Unselect Attempt GSSAPI key exchange</wrap>**!\\ If you forget to do this, connecting to a server will seem to take forever (if it works at all)...\\ {{ :other:putty_gssapi.png?direct |}} | ||
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| * Read [[other:ssh#some_common_sense_advice|Do not forget your passphrase!]] if you need some advice about passphrases | * Read [[other:ssh#some_common_sense_advice|Do not forget your passphrase!]] if you need some advice about passphrases | ||
| - | * Click on the ''Save private key'' button, and create an ''id_ed25519**.ppk**'' file | + | * Click on the ''Save private key'' button, and create the ''id_ed25519**.ppk**'' **Pageant //private// key file** |
| * We recommend that you save this file in the the Windows [[other:ssh#configuration_files|ssh configuration directory]]\\ => ''C:\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.ppk'' | * We recommend that you save this file in the the Windows [[other:ssh#configuration_files|ssh configuration directory]]\\ => ''C:\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.ppk'' | ||
| * Note: files with a ''.ppk'' extension can only be used by ''PuTTY''/''pageant''. That's why you also need to //export// the private key, as shown below | * Note: files with a ''.ppk'' extension can only be used by ''PuTTY''/''pageant''. That's why you also need to //export// the private key, as shown below | ||
| - | * **Important!** Click ''Conversions''=>''Export OpenSSH Key'' and create an ''id_ed25519'' file (a text file with **no** ''.ppk'' extension) | + | * **Important!** Click ''Conversions''=>''Export OpenSSH Key'' and create the ''id_ed25519'' **standard //private// key file** (a text file with **no** ''.ppk'' extension) |
| + | * => ''C:\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519'' | ||
| * You will not need this file when you use ''PuTTY'', but you may need to use this private key in a standard text format later, on Linux computers/servers | * You will not need this file when you use ''PuTTY'', but you may need to use this private key in a standard text format later, on Linux computers/servers | ||
| - | * Open a text editor and create an ''id_ed25519**.pub**'' file | + | * Open a text editor and create the ''id_ed25519**.pub**'' **standard //public// key file** |
| - | * Save the content of the ''Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file'' field in the file\\ Something looking like\\ <code>ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI[... lots of characters ...]vwjLNmY eddsa-key-20230310</code> | + | * => ''C:\Users\your_windows_login\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub'' |
| + | * Save the content of the ''Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file'' field in the ''id_ed25519**.pub**'' file\\ Something looking like\\ <code>ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI[... lots of characters ...]vwjLNmY eddsa-key-20230310</code> | ||
| + | * This is the **//public// key** that you will need to [[other:ssh#installing_ssh_keys|install]] on all the remote Linux server that you want to connect to using the ssh agent, instead of typing your password | ||
| - | * Click on the ''Save public key'' button, and create a ''id_ed25519**.pub**'' file | + | * **WARNING!** Do **not** use the ''Save public key'' button to create the public key file, because the resulting file will not be standard enough to be used directly on Linux computers |
| - | * You will need to [[other:ssh#installing_ssh_keys|install the public key]] on all the remote Linux server that you want to connect to using the ssh agent, instead of typing your password | + | |
| ==== Using the private key in Pageant ==== | ==== Using the private key in Pageant ==== | ||
other/putty_conf.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/15 13:27 by jypeter
