Using Telnet and SSH
Please Note:
Due to security risks in using un-secure telnet clients
Only SSH clients will be able to connect to your Virtual Server.
Remote administration is one of the most
powerful tools included as part of the Virtual Server System. By using a SSH client, you can connect to your Virtual Server from anywhere in
the world, and log in to your server as if you were sitting right in front it.
Choosing a Telnet Client
There are quite a few telnet clients available,
many of which are free. For example, the Windows/NT operating systems are
shipped with a telnet client included found at "c:\windows\telnet.exe"
for Windows and "c:\winnt\system32\telnet.exe" for Windows NT.
Just go to the start button then 'run', and type in telnet. This telnet client
is simple and functional, but not quite as flexible and friendly as CRT
from Van Dyke Technologies, Inc.
For the Macintosh OS, we recommend NSCA
Telnet written by the Software Development Group at the National Center
for Supercomputing Applications.
Unix users can use the built-in telnet client
software shipped with the operating system.
Choosing a SSH Client
SSH (or Secure Shell) is a program that can be used to log into a remote
machine (your Virtual Server) and provide secure encrypted communications
between your Virtual Server and your local computer. All of the commands you
would use in a Telnet client, you can use in an SSH client. The only
difference is that the communication is made via encrypted channels to and
from your Virtual Server. An excellent SSH client to use to connect to your
Virtual Server is CRT from Van
Dyke Technologies or F-Secure
SSH written by Data Fellows.
Connecting To Your
Virtual Server
Once you have chosen a Telnet or SSH client, connecting to your Virtual Server
is extremely simple. Although telnet and SSH clients vary in their exact
configuration, most of them will simply require you to specify a "remote
host". Your remote host is your Virtual Server, so you would specify your
domain name or your IP numbers.
Once you are connected, you will be prompted
for your login name and login password. After the login process is
successful, you will have gained access to your Virtual Server and can now
issue commands at the command prompt. If you are not familiar with UNIX, you
can learn some simple UNIX commands and use them with confidence.
For more information on Telnet and SSH,
be sure to check out our Online
Users Guide. The manual will help you become very comfortable using Telnet
and SSH.
Also see our F.A.Q.'s
on Server Administration.
Some commands to become
familiar with:
% vadduser
Creates email and or ftp accounts.
% vedituser
Edits email and or ftp accounts
% vlistuser
Displays info on email and or ftp accounts
% vpasswd
Changes accounts password
% vrmuser
Removes email and or ftp accounts
% vnewvirtmaps
Updates email mapping according to your virtmaps file
% vnewaliases
Updates aliases according to your Aliases file
% vnewspammers
Updates list of addresses not allowed to send mail to your server
according to your spammers file
% vaddvhost
Adds new virtual host (user) to your server. (Do not run until after
the domain name has been pointer to your Virtual Server)
% vinstall
Installs cgi and utilities on your server
% vnukelog
Nukes (clears) your old or existing log files
We have more Unix commands listed in our Unix
section.
If you have further questions, or comments,
please feel free to contact
our Support Staff anytime.