Talk:Toolserver/Getting started

Keyfile conversion

PuTTY to ssh

So, you originally created your public key file with PuTTY and want to use it on a Linux/Mac system?

1. Run PuTTYgen on the Windows machine
2. Select: File > Load private key
3. Locate and open your .ppk key file
4. Type your key passphrase and hit OK
5. Select: Conversions > Export OpenSSH key
6. Save the file as id_dsa and copy it to your ~/.ssh folder
7. Log in normally using the instructions at Toolserver/Getting started#Log in to shell

ssh to PuTTY

1. Run PuTTYgen on the Windows machine
2. Select: Converstions > Import key
3. Locate and open the id_dsa file you generated for login.toolserver.org
4. Type your key passphrase and hit OK
5. Select: File > Save private key
6. Save the file with a .ppk extension
7. Log in normally using the instructions at Toolserver/Getting started#Log in to shell

To incorporate into the content page soon. Kylu 04:00, 4 January 2009 (UTC)