SSH Tunnel - Support connections without shell
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Can you please add support for connection without a shell/terminal in RDM SSH Tunnel entries?
We've found that having a Linux user with no shell useful for tunneling as it allows tunneling to a target without having local access to the SSH server itself.
This is accomplished by creating a Linux user with a /sbin/nologin shell and passing the "-N" option to SSH when connecting or setting the "Don't start a shell or command at all" option in PuTTY.
In its current state the RDM SSH Tunnel entry doesn't have support for this connection scenario, instead it just connects and exits.
All Comments (5)
Hi,
I'm pretty sure we can add this. We use Putty internally.
Regards
David Hervieux
Hello,
A new option will be added called "no shell" which will do that. It will be located in the advanced tab for both the SSH Tunnel and the Portforward entry types. This will be available in the next version of RDM.
Regards,
Hubert Mireault
Hubert,
Thanks for the quick turnaround :)
Looking forward to using no-shell tunneling sessions!
Hello,
It is available now in this beta build if you want to try it;
http://remotedesktopmanager.com/Home/Download#beta
If there is anything else we can help you with, please let us know.
Best regards,
Mark Beausejour
I've downloaded version 11.7.1.0 and verified this is working. Thanks for the quick turnaround!