Using SSH

This is depreciated. See Quick Start Guide for details

So far there have not been too many users having issues using SSH. But if you are having problems, you’ve come to the right place. In order for SSH to work, you will need two things. You will need a putty session called aixterm you and will need to cache the SSH key for your host.

As of RepDev 1.7.0, RepDev should automatically cache the SSH Key for you. But, if for some reason RepDev does not, then follow the steps below to cache it.

Cache SSH Key with Quest – The simplest way is to have Quest installed on your computer. By installing Quest, it will automatically create the putty session, aixterm. Make sure “Use SSH“ option is checked and then launch and log into Symitar. When prompted to cache the SSH key, select Yes. If you were not asked to cache the SSH Key, you may not have the option selected. Confirm the option is selected by clicking on “View”, “Options” and then select the “Logon” category. Make sure “Use SSH” is checked. NOTE: if you are using 64 bit OS, please refer to the “Use SSH Registry settings” below to make sure the setting is correct.

Cache SSH Key with Plink – In newer version of RepDev, there is a reg file called AIX_Term.reg. Double click on this file to create the aixterm putty session. Refer to the “putty Session” below for the registry settings detail. Next, open a DOS window and navigate to the directory where Plink.exe resides, normally your RepDev directory. Type “plink.exe -load aixterm XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX” and hit enter. Of course replace XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX with the hostname or IPA of your Symitar host, and make sure you use the same in RepDev. Once you hit enter, you should be prompted to cache the SSH Key. Select yes to cache the key. To confirm the SSH Key has been cached, refer to the “Putty cached SSH Key” below.

Use SSH Registry Settings
Use SSH (32 bit OS)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symitar\SFW\2.0\Logon Options]
"UseSSH"=dword:00000001

Use SSH (64 bit OS)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Symitar\SFW\2.0\Logon Options]
"UseSSH"=dword:00000001

Putty Session
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions\aixterm]
"TerminalType"="aixterm"

Putty cached SSH Key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\SshHostKeys]
"rsa2@22:symitar"="0x10001,YOURHOSTSSHKEYHERE"