Putty is a powerful and slim ssh tool with rich features. It is widely used to connect to the remote servers. I will summarize some of its settings and usages in this post.
Use X server with putty#
Putty supports X11 forwarding. To enable this feature, do the following steps:
- Load a remote session which you want to use GUI application
- Go to
connection->SSH->X11, check the optionEnable X11 forwarding(see image below)
- Go back to
Sessionsettings and save the change.
After these settings, you should be able to use X11 forwarding. Of course, you need to install a X server application, e.g., xming and vcxsrv.
How to remember the username and password of session?#
Short answer: remembering username is possible, but remembering password is impossible by deliberate design.
In order to set a default username for a session. First load the session. Then
go to Connection->Data. Fill the username in the text box on the right of
Auto-login username (see image below).
How to save the settings for a session#
This question has confused me for a while. Each time I set up a session, the settings are only valid fro the current session. The next time I open the session, I have to configure it again, which is annoying. The correct steps to save your settings are as follows:
- Choose a particular session from the session list and click
Loadbutton to load it as the current session (the session name will appear in the text box underSaved Sessions)
- Change to other settings page and set up the session.
- Go back to the
Sessionpage and clickSavebutton to save your settings.
How to start a session directly from the command line#
First make sure that putty executable has been added to your system PATH.
Then use the following syntax:
putty -load "<session_name>"
to open a session directly from command line. <session_name> must be a valid
session name.