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Restored revision 1528896069. Undoing revisions 1536932538, 1536932565. (martin) (hidden) | Added missed step of enabling the SSHD service. The following step does not work unless the service is first enabled. (73.205.32.65) | ||
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* Create the ''.ssh'' folder (for the ''authorized_keys'' file) in your Windows account profile folder (typically in ''C:\Users\username\.ssh'').((Windows Explorer does not allow you to create a folder starting with a dot directly. As a workaround, use ''.ssh.'', the trailing dot will allow you to bypass the restriction, but will not be included in the name.)) &winpath | * Create the ''.ssh'' folder (for the ''authorized_keys'' file) in your Windows account profile folder (typically in ''C:\Users\username\.ssh'').((Windows Explorer does not allow you to create a folder starting with a dot directly. As a workaround, use ''.ssh.'', the trailing dot will allow you to bypass the restriction, but will not be included in the name.)) &winpath | ||
* For permissions to ''.ssh'' folder and ''authorized_keys'' file, what matters are Windows ACL permissions, not simple *nix permissions. Set the %%ACL%% so that only a respective Windows account have a write access to the folder and the file (what is the default access level, if you create the folder and the file, while logged in using the respective account). | * For permissions to ''.ssh'' folder and ''authorized_keys'' file, what matters are Windows ACL permissions, not simple *nix permissions. Set the %%ACL%% so that only a respective Windows account have a write access to the folder and the file (what is the default access level, if you create the folder and the file, while logged in using the respective account). | ||
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+ | ===== [[Start SSHD Service]] Starting the OpenSSH server ===== | ||
+ | The SSHD service can be enabled from the Services console (Start Menu > type in Services), or from the command line as shown below: | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH>net start sshd | ||
+ | The OpenSSH SSH Server service is starting.. | ||
+ | The OpenSSH SSH Server service was started successfully. | ||
+ | </code> | ||
===== [[connecting]] Connecting to the server ===== | ===== [[connecting]] Connecting to the server ===== |