Configuring Fedora Linux Remote Access using SSH

 

Installing SSH on an Fedora Linux System

In order for a system to accept SSH connections the system must first be running the SSH server. By default, Fedora Linux installs the SSH server so it is not usually necessary to install it. To check if it is installed and running use the following command:

/sbin/service sshd status

This will generate output similar to the following if the service is installed and running:

sshd (pid 9488 9486 1850) is running...

If the service is not installed it can be installed as follows:

su -
yum install openssh-server

The installation process with download the SSH server, install it and start the service running in the background. You may now attempt to connect from a remote system (see below for details of how to do this). If you receive a "connection refused" message when you try to connect it you may need to configure the firewall to allow SSH connections to be established to this system.

If the service is installed, but not running, it can be started either from the command-line:

/sbin/service sshd start

The service may also be started by using the GUI Service Configuration tool accessed via the System->Administration->Services menu option. Once the tool has loaded, simply scroll down the list of services until you reach sshd. Select it and click on the Start button located in the toolbar.