$ touch ~/.ssh/config $ chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config Now use your favorite text editor to edit the file and enter the following into it: ...

If you use Secure Shell to log into remote Linux servers throughout the day, you should consider using a config file to make your life easier. Here's how.

SSH obtains configuration data in the following order: command-line options, user's configuration file and system-wide configuration file. All of the options can be explored by browsing man ssh_config ...

If you've ever used SSH, these are some features you might not know about that you can make use of.

(Read more: “ Setting up an SSH bastion host.”) Teleport SSH with multiple jumps. Once again, our local config file will contain everything we need to execute ssh myserver.

Looking to eke out as much security as you can from your Linux servers? Jack Wallen shows you how you can limit the information would-be ne'er-do-wells get by disabling the login banner.