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In order to set up a quick link to an ssh session through citadel with X-forwarding the following code has to be added to a </code>~/.ssh/config</code> file
In order to set up a quick link to an ssh session through citadel with X-forwarding the following code has to be added to a </code>~/.ssh/config</code> file


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
</code>
ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes
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User $crsid
User $crsid
Hostname citadel.ch.cam.ac.uk
Hostname citadel.ch.cam.ac.uk
</syntaxhighlight>
</code>


where </code>$machine</code> is the local host you would like to connect to (cerebro/sandstone/hylas ...)
where </code>$machine</code> is the local host you would like to connect to (cerebro/sandstone/hylas ...)

Revision as of 11:59, 1 May 2020

In order to set up a quick link to an ssh session through citadel with X-forwarding the following code has to be added to a ~/.ssh/config file

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> ForwardX11 yes ForwardX11Trusted yes

Host $machine User $crsid Hostname $machine.ch.private.cam.ac.uk ProxyCommand ssh -Y $crsid@citadel.ch.cam.ac.uk -W $machine.ch.private.cam.ac.uk:22

Host citadel User $crsid Hostname citadel.ch.cam.ac.uk </syntaxhighlight>

where $machine is the local host you would like to connect to (cerebro/sandstone/hylas ...)