Re: How to create account in SSH - Newbie question

From: Darren Tucker (dtucker_at_dodgy.net.au)
Date: 12/23/03

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    In article <c8e20e1f.0312221538.3379d645@posting.google.com>,
    inbead <femba2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
    >I have used vnc in the past to access my home computer from work, but
    >now they have blocked vnc port from work. I am planning to use vnc
    >through SSH.

    What kind of computer, which OS and version?

    >I read about SSH (on google) and installed free (non-commerical) ssh
    >server from ssh.com on my home machine.
    >
    >Now when I use ssh client from work to login to server it first gave
    >me the public key of the server but then asked me for a password and
    >user id.
    >
    >Can anyone tell me how to create a user id on home ssh server?

    You need to create an OS account. How you do that depends on which
    OS you have.

    >Is there a more user friendly ssh server available for free on the
    >web?

    OpenSSH is free, I'm not sure if it would be considered more or less
    user friendly. There are some other options listed under the
    "Alternatives" link on the OpenSSH page.

    http://www.openssh.com/

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    Darren Tucker (dtucker at zip.com.au)
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