Comments on: Enable Remote Login to Start SSH Server in Mac OS X

By: Mount & Unmount Drives from the Command Line in Mac OS X

Mount & Unmount Drives from the Command Line in Mac OS X — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:34:29 +0000

[...] line to remount the drive, the entire process can be completed remotely if necessary through SSH, and without ever having to physically disconnect a drive from the Mac. This is infinitely useful [...]

By: Nmap for Mac OS X Explores Networks, Scans Ports, and More

Nmap for Mac OS X Explores Networks, Scans Ports, and More — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:03:48 +0000

[...] “Sharing” panel will directly impact what you see as running, whether it’s to activate the SSH and SFTP server and enabling remote login, turning on and off file sharing for Macs or Windows or both, screen [...]

By: Kill All Processes Belonging to a User with pkill

Kill All Processes Belonging to a User with pkill — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:13:24 +0000

[...] it would be best to use fast user switching to initiate a new login with another user account, or to use the ssh server and perform it on another local Mac. Using pkill on your own active username will cause all [...]

By: Synergy between different operating systems | LeaseWeb Labs

Synergy between different operating systems | LeaseWeb Labs — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:16:55 +0000

[...] an SSH server on Linux you can install the “openssh-server” package. On OSX you can find the OpenSSH server under sharing and on Windows you can install the user friendly Bitvise WinSSHD or [...]

By: Java for OS X 2003-001 Update Patches Security Vulnerability

Java for OS X 2003-001 Update Patches Security Vulnerability — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:36:04 +0000

[...] reports indicate the attack specifically created an open SSH connection on the targeted Macs, potentially allowing for remote [...]

By: Start a Time Machine Backup on a Remote Mac with SSH

Start a Time Machine Backup on a Remote Mac with SSH — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:52:08 +0000

[...] you’re familiar with SSH, have Remote Login’s SSH server enabled on the target Mac, here’s all you need to [...]

By: Reboot Mac OS X from the Command Line

Reboot Mac OS X from the Command Line — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:24:47 +0000

[...] be an invaluable trick for troubleshooting purposes, remote systems administration and management through SSH, and a number of other [...]

By: Create SSH Bookmarks in Terminal for Quick Remote Server Access in Mac OS X

Create SSH Bookmarks in Terminal for Quick Remote Server Access in Mac OS X — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:39:36 +0000

[...] because we set a custom port. If the server you are connecting to uses the default port 22 (like the OS X SSH server does) you won’t need to do [...]

By: How to Set Up a Password-less SSH Login

How to Set Up a Password-less SSH Login — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:17:23 +0000

[...] up passwordless SSH logins is a great way to speed up connections to regularly accessed remote Macs and unix boxes. Because OS X doesn’t include the ssh-copy-id command, you will have to use [...]

By: Change the Shell in Mac OS X Terminal

Change the Shell in Mac OS X Terminal — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:30:21 +0000

[...] the default shell in Terminal app, in addition to changing a users default login shell for when logging in remotely with SSH or otherwise. Here’s how to do [...]

By: How to Remotely Sleep a Mac from Anywhere with SSH or an iPhone

How to Remotely Sleep a Mac from Anywhere with SSH or an iPhone — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:33:37 +0000

[...] SSH and the Terminal and is more advanced than the email method mentioned below. You will need to enable SSH server on the target Mac beforehand for this to work, this can be done quickly through System Preferences > Network > Enable [...]

By: Burn an ISO Image from the Command Line

Burn an ISO Image from the Command Line — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:09:51 +0000

[...] for several reasons. For one, the command line aspect makes it easy to use through a remote SSH connection, but perhaps more useful is dd’s low-level functionality which is generally faster than [...]

By: Rufus

Rufus — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:34:45 +0000

Nice tip. Here’s how to make a quick SSH Proxy with Firefox:

Setup client:

ssh -C2qTnN -D 8080 user@ssh_server

Now go to Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Network Settings and fill it in with SSH server info

Test it, check IP, done!

By: Parakeet

Parakeet — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:15:14 +0000

I have this enabled at home so I can tunnel my traffic through it from public wifi spots, works like a charm.

BTW this is a great app for making it easy:

http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/stm/

By: Start an FTP or SFTP Server in Mac OS X Lion

Start an FTP or SFTP Server in Mac OS X Lion — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:51:14 +0000

[...] Update: Our much more detailed guide on Remote Login and SSH Server’s is here. [...]