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| ====== Session Configuration ====== | ====== Session Configuration ====== | ||
| To connect you first need to configure your session. | To connect you first need to configure your session. | ||
| - | The configuring a session, most often you set a //Host name//, //User name// and //Protocol//. | + | When configuring a session, most often you set a //Protocol//, //Host name// and //User name//. |
| - | Session is usually configured on a [[ui_login|Login dialog]]. In [[scripting]] and on [[commandline|command-line]] session is configured using [[session_url|session URL]] and some additional switches. | + | Session is usually configured on a [[ui_login|Login dialog]]. |
| - | ===== [[stored]] Stored Sessions ===== | + | In [[scripting]] session is configured using [[session_url|session URL]] and some additional switches of ''[[scriptcommand_open|open]]'' command. On [[commandline|command-line]] you can also use session URL and some additional switches. |
| - | Although you can configure a session manually every time you connect, more convenient is to store your frequently used session configurations into a [[ui_login_stored_sessions|stored session list]]. | + | |
| - | To store session configuration use //[[ui_login_save|Save button]]// on the [[ui_login|Login dialog]]. | + | ===== [[site]] Sites ===== |
| + | Although you can configure a session manually every time you connect, more convenient is to store your frequently used session configurations into a [[ui_login|site list]]. | ||
| - | You will find stored sessions useful also for [[scripting]] to configure session options that cannot be configured using scripting commands directly. | + | To store session configuration use //Save button// on the [[ui_login|Login dialog]]. The [[ui_login_save|Save session as Site]] dialog will appear. |
| - | System administrators can create [[administration#special_session|stored session that cannot be modified nor deleted]]. | + | Note that even when you have already logged in, you can still [[task_connections#saving|store the opened session]]. |
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| + | System administrators can create [[administration#special_session|site that cannot be modified nor deleted]]. | ||
| ==== [[password]] Password Storing ==== | ==== [[password]] Password Storing ==== | ||
| - | You can store a password as part of the stored session. However this is not recommended, unless you protect them by [[master_password|master password]]. Read more about [[security#stored_credentials|security when storing passwords]]. | + | You can [[security_credentials#storing_password|store a password]] as part of the site. |
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| - | Also note that you need to request storing your password explicitly on //[[ui_login_save|Save session as]]// dialog. | + | |
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| - | System administrators can [[administration|restrict password storing]] altogether. | + | |
| ===== [[default]] Default Session Configuration ===== | ===== [[default]] Default Session Configuration ===== | ||
| - | New session configurations (both in GUI and scripting) start with default configuration. Particularly with default [[protocols#sftp|SFTP protocol]]. The built-in defaults can be changed using //Set defaults// button on //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Sessions tab]]// of Login dialog. | + | New session configurations (both in GUI and scripting) start with default configuration. Particularly with default [[sftp|SFTP protocol]]. The built-in defaults can be changed using //[[ui_login#defaults|Manage > Set Defaults]]// command on Login dialog. |
| + | //Change of the defaults do not affect the already stored sites. You can [[commandline#batchsettings|mass-modify stored sites from command-line]].// | ||