Chapter 1

Basics

Here, you will learn how to set up your computer to connect to remote resources and some tips that will make this task easier.

graph LR;
  A[Local computer] -->|connection| B{credentials?}
    B -->|password| C[semi-secure]
    B -->|keys| D[secure]
    C --> E[Remote]
    D --> E[Remote]

Summary

  • .ssh/config is the file where you configure remote computers
  • rsa keys are files to connect to remote computers securely
  • tmux is a tool to help to keep alive sessions on remote computers without a connection
  • /net/eofe-data004/mnt/pool/picower001 is the PILM storage space