Many Linux admin tasks can be carried out without access to the server console by installing a package called openssh-server. Programs such as Putty can be used to connect to port 22 (SSH) after installing this package.
NB. this has been tested on version 9.04 & 9.10 - without GUI (X11).
If OpenSSHServer wasn’t installed when the system was built, type the following commands to install the default package:
sudo bash
type account password.
Then type:
apt-get update
apt-get install openssh-server
Now open Putty, enter the server name or IP address and choose port 22, with SSH as the connection type.
A security alert will be raised by Putty the first time you access the system by IP or Hostname, choose to trust the host or not…
Log in with a valid username and password to continue.
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