Deploy Secure Shell Settings with a Companion Installer
System administrators can use the Attachmate Customization Tool to deploy Secure Shell settings to end users. You can specify both user-specific and global locations for installing files.
Note: For names and locations of configuration files used by Secure Shell sessions, see the lists that follow the procedure
To create a companion package to install Secure Shell settings
- Configure the Secure Shell settings you want to deploy.
- Create an administrative installation of Reflection (or use an existing one).
- On a workstation on which you have installed Reflection, open the Attachmate Customization Tool from a desktop shortcut or from a command line as follows:
path_to_setup\setup.exe /admin
- From the Select Customization dialog box, select Create a new Companion installer (or open an existing MSI), and then click OK.
- From the navigation pane, select Specify install locations.
- Under Installation type, specify either Installs to all users of a machine or Installs only for the user who installs it.
- From the navigation pane, select Add files.
- Under Add files to, specify a destination location. Refer to the lists that follow this procedure.
- Click Add, browse to locate the file you want to add to the installation, then click Open.
- Click File > Save As and enter a name for your installer file (for example SecureShellSettings.msi).
User-specific files and locations
File Name |
Add File To |
|---|---|
config |
[PersonalFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.ssh Note: For information about this file, see Secure Shell Configuration Files. |
known_hosts |
[PersonalFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.ssh Note: For information about this file, see The Known Hosts File. |
pki_config |
[PersonalFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.pki Note: This file configures Reflection Certificate Manager settings.
|
trust_store.p12 |
[PersonalFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.pki Note: This file configures Reflection Trusted Certificate Authorities |
Global files and locations
File Name |
Add File To |
|---|---|
ssh_config |
[CommonAppDataFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection Note: This is the global Secure Shell client configuration file. |
ssh_known_hosts |
[CommonAppDataFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection Note: This is the global known hosts file. |
pki_config |
[CommonAppDataFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.pki |
trust_store.p12 |
[CommonAppDataFolder]\Attachmate\Reflection\.pki |
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