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ssh.exe examples

Mike MacCana edited this page Jan 1, 2016 · 38 revisions
Login With Password:
  1. Work Group Users:
    • ssh.exe user@host
  2. Domain Users:
    • ssh.exe -l user@domain host
Login With SSH Keys
  1. Generate a key pair on the client:
    • ssh-keygen.exe -t rsa -f id_rsa
  2. Copy id_rsa.pub (client's public key) to corresponding user's directory on ssh HOST
    • as %systemdrive%\users\user\\.ssh\authorized_keys
  3. Login using private key
    • ssh.exe -i .\id_rsa user@host (work group user)
    • ssh.exe -i .\id_rsa -l user@domain host (domain user)
Running Powershell

Powershell can be launched over SSH by running the command powershell -File - as follows:

C:\Master>ssh.exe -l user@127.0.0.1
user@127.0.0.1's password: **********
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user@DEV-10566-829 C:\Users\user>powershell -File -
PS C:\Users\user> get-module
ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Manifest   3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Management     {Add-Computer, Add-Content, Checkpo...
For Unix and Linux users

The Modern Unix Rosetta Stone includes Powershell examples of common Unix and Linux commands.

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