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--- aerocom:user-server-windows [2016-10-03 14:56:21]
jang
+++ aerocom:user-server-windows [2022-05-31 09:29:31] (current)
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+ATTENTION - THIS WIKI PAGE IS NO LONGER UPDATED - PLEASE GO TO [[http://aerocom.met.no/|aerocom.met.no]]FOR LATEST INFO
 ===== How to get access to the aerocom user server using Windows (7) =====
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 ==== generate a  ssh public key ====
 === 1. start puttygen ===
-=== 2. open the start meny ===
+  - open the start meny
-=== 3. type puttygen ===
+  - type puttygen
-=== 4. select puttygen ===
+  - double click //puttygen//
 {{:aerocom:Screenshot.Windows.select.puttygen.png?400|}}
-=== 5. generate a key by clicking generate and following the instructions ===
+=== 2. generate a key ===
+  - click the button //generate//
+  - follow the instructions (you have tp create some randomness with mouse movements)
 {{:aerocom:Screenshot.puttygen.generate.png?400|}}
-=== 6. set a passphrase ===
+=== 3. set a passphrase ===
+  - click into the input box labeled //Key passphrase// and type passphrase
+  - click into the input box labeled //Confirm passphrase// and type the passphrase again
 {{:aerocom:Screenshot.puttygen.Set.Passphrase.cropped.png?400|}}
-=== 7. select the openssh version of the public key ===
+=== 4. export the openssh version of the public key ===
-  - click into the box labeled //Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file// \\
+  - click into the box labelled //Public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file// \\
   - right click and select //select all//
   - press control-C
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   - you are ready to connect to aerocom-users.met.no as soon as your public key is activated by met.no
 {{:aerocom:Screenshot.puttygen.select.OpenSSH.key.cropped.png?400|}}
-=== 8. export private key for WinSCP usage ===
+=== 5. export private key  ===
-In case you want to use this key for WinSCP to copy files to your local machine, you have to export the private key. Do this by clicking the button //Export private key// and store that at a place to that WinSCP will find it. You have to tell WinSCP to use this key.\\
+You have to export the private key so that it can be used with putty or WinSCP. Private key files have the file extension ppk with putty.
+Do this by clicking the button //Export private key// and store that at a place so that you will find it. You have to tell putty or WinSCP to use this key.\\
 {{:aerocom:Screenshot.puttygen.save.private.key.cropped.png?400|}}
+=== 6. connect to aerocom-users.met.no with putty ===
+  - start putty
+  - set the host name to connect to to aerocom-users.met.no\\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.putty.session.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - on the left hand side there is a box called //Category//
+  - open the //Connection->SSH// part of it
+  - click //Auth//\\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.putty.click.SSH.section.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - on the right hand side of the window you have to select the private key file to for the connection. Click the //Browse// button to do so selecting the just saved **private** key.\\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.putty.browse.private.key.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - press the button //Open//
+  - your user name is your email address e.g. mail@foo.bar
+  - putty will ask you for the passphrase of the key
+  - You should be connected to aerocom-users.met.no and see the terminal window.
+==== Tell WinSCP to use the just generated private key ====
+In order to connect with WinSCP to aerocom-users.met.no, WinSCP has to use public key authentication. This means that it has to use the same private key as putty to connect to aerocom-users.met.no. Here's a basic howto.
-===== Tell WinSCP to use the just generated private key =====
+  - Start Winscp. You should see a similar Desktop as the following picture:\\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.WinSCP.Start.png?400|}}
-Still to be written
+  - fill out the field //Host name// with //aerocom-users.met.no//
-FIXME
+  - fill out the field //User name// with your user name (usually your email address)\\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.WinSCP.Login.window.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - press the button //Advanced// to get to the window where you can tell WinSCP to use your private key for connection. the following window appears: \\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.WinSCP.Advanced.Site.Settings.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - at the box at the left hand side click on //SSH->Authentication//
+  - click on the three dots in the right hand side part of the window to select the private key file \\ {{:aerocom:Screenshot.WinSCP.Select.private.key.cropped.png?400|}}
+  - press the button labelled //OK//. You are at the Login window again.
+  - press the button labelled //Login//
+  - Say //yes// if you are asked to accept the host key
+  - type in your key's passphrase at the appearing Window
+If everything went well, you will see your home directory on aerocom-users.met.no on the right hand side of the WinSCP window.