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Make your windows system accessible with ssh.
 
Make your windows system accessible with ssh.
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=== PowerShell ===
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Windows has always had the dos box for CLI maintenance. The problem was that this had a far from complete command set to do full maintenance from the command line. So Windows introduced a new dos box called PowerShell. Theoretically one could fully maintain a server from PowerShell to such an extent, that you do not even have to install the GUI.
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This is all nice and well, going in the direction of what Linux has always had (installation without GUI). But Windows would not be Windows if they did not use proprietary protocols to access the shell, making cross platform access hard and unattractive. There is no Ssh server to be found in your Windows installation, only the very insecure Telnet server which should never be used.
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=== PowerShellServer ===
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A third party has developed a Ssh server for Windows. It is easy to install and configure and allows access to the PowerShell of your Windows system from Linux systems over Ssh.
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It is payware, but it may be well worth the money in environments where Linux is the leading server OS. The developers are kind enough to also provide a free version. The handicap is that only one session at a time is allowed.
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=== Installation ===
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First download the program at http://powershellserver.com
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Revision as of 13:12, 5 June 2015

Make your windows system accessible with ssh.

PowerShell

Windows has always had the dos box for CLI maintenance. The problem was that this had a far from complete command set to do full maintenance from the command line. So Windows introduced a new dos box called PowerShell. Theoretically one could fully maintain a server from PowerShell to such an extent, that you do not even have to install the GUI.

This is all nice and well, going in the direction of what Linux has always had (installation without GUI). But Windows would not be Windows if they did not use proprietary protocols to access the shell, making cross platform access hard and unattractive. There is no Ssh server to be found in your Windows installation, only the very insecure Telnet server which should never be used.

PowerShellServer

A third party has developed a Ssh server for Windows. It is easy to install and configure and allows access to the PowerShell of your Windows system from Linux systems over Ssh.

It is payware, but it may be well worth the money in environments where Linux is the leading server OS. The developers are kind enough to also provide a free version. The handicap is that only one session at a time is allowed.

Installation

First download the program at http://powershellserver.com