Setup Linux User

I am creating an ODI server, and the first task is to setup the linux user.

This post will show how to create a user and connect to it in MobaXterm using Keys.

The Tasks involved are:

• Create the User
• Set the Password
• Login and Create the key file
• Create the Keys (Private and Public)
• Add the Public Key the key file
• Create the Private Key
• Use the Private key in Moba xTerm

Create the User

useradd -s /bin/bash -m -c "mobademo" mobademo

Set the Password

passwd mobademo

Login

Here I have created a session in MobaXterm, specifying the username

Now Create the .ssh Folder, and a file called authorized_keys

[mobademo@localhost ~]$ mkdir .ssh
[mobademo@localhost ~]$ chmod 700 .ssh
[mobademo@localhost ~]$ cd .ssh
[mobademo@localhost ~]$ vi authorized_keys

Now create the key in Moba Key Gen

Click on Generate

Keep the Defaults

You can now save the Private in the Generator (for example to D:\demokey.ppk)

Now copy the Public key generated

And paste into the authorized_keys file

Now change the settings on the file to make it secure

[mobademo@localhost .ssh]$ chmod 600 authorized_keys

Now update the session setting to use the private key

I did record myself in a video doing this!