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4. To dismiss the Add or Remove Connection Configurations dialog, select OK. The system or IP
address you entered appears in the System: combo box.
TIP: If this is the first configured connection, enter the system name in the System: combo.
However, you must select Add/Remove... to add additional systems.
5. Enter a user name or alias in the User name: field.
6. Select the preferred protocol. To always use secure, encrypted authentication and for encrypted
file transfers and remote program launches, select SSH/SFTP. For information on changing
protocol settings, see one of the sections below.
7. To apply changes and dismiss the Preferences dialog, select OK .
Changing SSH and SFTP settings
To change SSH and SFTP settings, from the NonStop Development perspective:
1. To open the Network Connections preference page (Figure 20 (page 69)), select NonStop
Tools→Configure Connections....
2. Use the System: combo box to select the connection configuration to change.
3. Open the Secure Shell Settings dialog (Figure 22 (page 70)) by selecting the Settings... button
to the right of the SSH/SFTP button.
Figure 22 Secure Shell Settings dialog
4. Actions available in the Secure Shell Settings dialog:
• Enter a different port (the default for SSH is 22).
• Select the Use public key authentication check box for public key authentication and
specify the location of your private key file in the Private key file: field.
NOTE: Using public key authentication requires creating public/private key pairs and
registering the public key on the connecting NonStop system. For details on how to use
SSHCOM's alter command to add and register a public key, see the NonStop SSH
Reference Manual.
NSDEE does not provide a facility for generating a public/private key pairs. However,
this capability is available from the SSH2 preference page for Eclipse by selecting
Window→Preferences→General→Network Connections.
• Change the location of the known_hosts file or disable checking the known hosts file
for trusted hosts.
NOTE: If you deselect Check for known hosts, you are prompted to verify the trusted
status of the host during every login.
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