Other GNU/Linux tips

To access your SSH and SFTP server without the need to type in the password everytime:

• $ ssh-keygen -t dsa

  You'll be prompted for a passphrase twice, just hit enter, DO NOT enter any passphrase.

• $ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub user@host

  where user and host are the username and server you want to login to.

This will place your public key into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the remote server and you can now login without inputting the password.