Ssh

Install public key on remote host

Automatically install your public key to the remote host (this actually is included in the openssh package):

    ssh-copy-id user@remotehost

Disable ssh timeout

Server side:

Works on Debian (confirmed on 04-apr-2012). On the server, edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config so that it contains the following lines:

ClientAliveInterval 30
TCPKeepAlive yes 
ClientAliveCountMax 99999

Restart ssh:

   /etc/init.d/ssh restart

Client side

The server side tweak should be suffient in itself. Apply this client-side fix only if you do not have access to root privileges on the remote machine. On the local machine, edit /etc/ssh/ssh_config so that it contains the following line:

ServerAliveInterval 100

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Author:  Mark Carter
Created: 04-Apr-2012
Updated: 04-Apr-2012