Enabling SSH service

Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol that provides a secure channel for network communications between computers. It is commonly used to log into remote machines, execute commands, and manage resources securely over an unsecured network. The SSH service can allow your CML server to accept incoming SSH connections. Since you can perform all system administration tasks on your CML server via the System Administration Cockpit, the SSH service is installed but disabled by default. If you want to enable the SSH service in the CML, follow these instructions.

Note

Please note that the default SSH service is enabled and listens on port 1122 instead of the standard port 22 because the Console Server listens on port 22. See Console Server for more details about the Console Server.

Caution

The System Administration Cockpit should be the primary tool for system administration unless there is a real need to enable and start the SSH service. Before you enable the SSH service, consider the potential security implications of running that service on your CML server.

Procedure

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Log into the System Administration Cockpit as the system administrator account. See Logging into the System Administration Cockpit.

Click Services in the navigation bar on the left side of the page.

Find ssh in the list of services and select it to view more information and available actions.

Use the “Start and Enable” switch to set the service to start on boot and to initiate the service immediately.

You can use your local SSH client to log in to the CML server on port 1122 as the configured sysadmin user.

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