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I currently have to SSH into many different systems. Is there a way to for me to save the hostname / IP of the host so that I do not have to constantly type in the hostname / IP address every time I want to start a new SSH session? Basically I would like to replicate Putty's save sessions ability on Ubuntu 12.04.4.

Kind Regards,

Tim

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You can use the ~/.ssh/config file for this. I'll give you an example:

HOST <yourHost>
    HostName <IP or DNS of the Host>
    Port <port (just needed if other then the standard (22))>
    User <username to connect>
    IdentityFile <path to an private keyfile (optional) - you can use ~, also>

If you have more than one host just repeat this sections for every host...

to use it just type ssh <yourHost>.

Hope this helps!

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  • Thank you kindly for the response Wolfgang. Is there a GUI option because I have potentially hundreds of systems to access. – user247504 Feb 12 '14 at 16:27
  • what do you mean with "GUI option"? To edit the .ssh/config file? You can edit it with every editor you want... - or do you mean to connect by using a gui? SecPanel is such an application: apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/precise/secpanel as an hint: if you use the .ssh/config file and type "ssh <..>" you get also bash completion for the Hosts, listed in the config file. – Wolfgang Feb 12 '14 at 16:32
  • SecPanel is what I was looking for. Fantastic!!! Many thanks Wolfgang, you've made my life easier!! – user247504 Feb 12 '14 at 16:42
  • In addition to SecPanel, there's a similar tool called PAC Manager with additional features. For example, you can group the connections, switch between sessions in a tabbed interface or show multiple sessions in a split view. PAC Manager packages are available from GetDeb. – Henning Kockerbeck Jul 23 '16 at 11:37

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