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PuTTY
Download
PuTTY
This is the most common client http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
KiTTY
This client is PuTTY with some extra features which are really helpful http://kitty.9bis.net/
Configuration
SSH Key
Download “puttygen” http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
- Select SSH-2 RSA - 2048 bit or higher - Click generate - Edit comment - Set a passphrase to secure your key - Save public and private key - Copy the key on top into your “authorized_keys”-file
Autologin
Connection → Data → “Auto-login username” → <yourlogin> Connection → SSH → “Remote command” → “sudo su -”
Xming/X11
Install Xming https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/
Enable X11 Connection → SSH → X11 → “Enable X11 forwarding”
Backup
Backup all sessions of the current user
regedit /e "%userprofile%\Desktop\putty-sessions.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions
Backup all settings including sessions of the current user
regedit /e "%userprofile%\Desktop\putty.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham
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