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Paul: /* SSH server */

2013-02-13T16:28:32Z

SSH server

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	<code>sudo cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak</code>		<code>sudo cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak</code>

	Edit sshd_config file:		Edit sshd_config file. To read about the options read [http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd_config&sektion=5 sshd_config man page]

	<code>sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>		<code>sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>

	~~You can read [http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd_config&sektion=5 sshd_config man page]~~

	To enhance security modify your sshd_config to disable login by root and deny all users except those listed:		To enhance security modify your sshd_config to disable login by root and deny all users except those listed:
	# PermitRootLogin no		* PermitRootLogin no
	# AllowUsers <userid> <userid> // Adding AllowUsers explicity retricts access to only specified users		* AllowUsers <userid> <userid> // Adding AllowUsers explicity retricts access to only specified users

	Restart ssh:		Restart ssh:

Paul: /* My Mint Linux Notes */

2013-02-13T16:27:18Z

My Mint Linux Notes

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	== My Mint Linux Notes ==		== My Mint Linux Notes ==

			Notes on my Minut Linux

			== SSH server ==

			First order of business is to install an SSH server so I can securely connect to machine remotely. OpenSSH server is optimum for this.

			In terminal window run this command:

			<code>sudo aptitude install openssh-server</code>

			Backup your sshd-config file:

			<code>sudo cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak</code>

			Edit sshd_config file:

			<code>sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config</code>

			You can read [http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd_config&sektion=5 sshd_config man page]

			To enhance security modify your sshd_config to disable login by root and deny all users except those listed:
			# PermitRootLogin no
			# AllowUsers <userid> <userid> // Adding AllowUsers explicity retricts access to only specified users

			Restart ssh:

			<code>sudo restart ssh</code>

			Now you should be able to remotely connect to your Mint Linux

			== Aptitude ==

			Copied from [http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/your-debian-aptitude Garfield Tech] for reference:

			<pre>
			aptitude update: Update the local cache of available packages (formerly apt-get update.
			aptitude upgrade: Upgrade available packages (formerly apt-get upgrade).
			aptitude dist-upgrade: Upgrade available packages even if it means removing stuff (formerly apt-get dist-upgrade).
			aptitude install pkgname: Install package (formerly apt-get install).
			aptitude remove pkgname: Uninstall package (formerly apt-get remove).
			aptitude purge pkgname: Uninstall package and config files (formerly apt-get --purge remove).
			aptitude search string: Search for a package with "string" in the name or description (formerly apt-cache search string).
			aptitude show pkgname: Show detailed of a package (formerly apt-cache show pkgname).
			aptitude clean: Delete downloaded package files (formerly apt-get clean).
			aptitude autoclean: Delete only out-of-date package files but keep current ones (formerly apt-get autoclean).
			aptitude hold pkgname: Fix a package at its current version and don't upgrade it automatically (formerly an obscure echo-to-file command). unhold to remove the hold.
			</pre>

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