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Connect to Linux from Windows by using PuTTY
Posted by on 04 July 2017 02:17 PM
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Windows versionThe procedure and examples in this article use Windows XP, Service Pack 2. Different versions of Windows might have slightly different interfaces. Download PuTTY
Configure your connection
Accept the keyIf this is the first time that you have used PuTTY to log in to your server with SSH, a warning similar to the following one is displayed:
If you are sure that you have entered the correct information, click Yes. Subsequent connections will not show this warning because the host key is now cached in the registry of your local computer. You can expect to see that warning, however, if you connect to your server from a different computer. Enter your username and passwordAfter you accept the warning, the terminal prompts you for your username and password. If this is the first time that you are logging in to the server, you must log in as the root user. When you are prompted for the password for the root user, enter the current root password for this server. When you enter this password at the prompt, it is not echoed to the screen. Then, press Enter. If you have entered the correct root password, the prompt responds with a shell prompt:
Now you can work on your server with all permissions. Change your root passwordsWe recommend that you change the root password to something personal. You can easily do this by using the
You will now use this password with the root user when you connect to your server.
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