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* Open the [[Terminal]] Activity |
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* Become root by typing (at the prompt) |
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Revision as of 18:56, 18 September 2008
Sometimes you'll want to access your XO remotely from another computer. To do this, we can use ssh. Here's how.
On the XO
Set a password for root
By default, root does not have a password on the XO, and you won't be able to ssh in. Here's how to fix that.
- Open the Terminal Activity
- Become root by typing (at the prompt)
su
- Set your password (follow the prompts).
passwd
Find out your ip address
Then we need to find the IP address we are sshing to. Still using Terminal:
ifconfig
This will display a lot of text; what you're looking for is the string of numbers (4 numbers separated by periods) at the top right after the words "inet addr" for eth0.
On the other computer
Now open up a terminal on the other computer you want to ssh in from and type
ssh root@<ip-address>
where <ip-address> is replaced by the IP address for your XO. You'll be prompted for a password; use the one you just set for root.
If you see the "Hello, children of the world!" display followed by a shell prompt, you are now ssh'd in to your XO.