Remote terminal access with tmate
tmate
tmate is a great tool to remotely let access to someone else in a terminal. This is particularly useful for third party support.
To allow access on a terminal on the raspberrypi follow these steps below.
First install tmate
sudo apt-get install tmate
Then generate keys. Press return when prompted.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
The prompt below will appear:
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/pie/.ssh/id_rsa):
Just press enter without giving any input. Same thing when it asks for a password twice. Just press enter. (or do enter a password if you wish)
Run with the command below
tmate
The following text will appear in the terminal
Tip: if you wish to use tmate only for remote access, run: tmate -F [0/0]
To see the following messages again, run in a tmate session: tmate show-messages
Press
or
to continue
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Connecting to ssh.tmate.io...
Note: clear your terminal before sharing readonly access
web session read only:
https://tmate.io/t/ro-VgDuCGGwrGrwm6u2jnzsQX5Pt
ssh session read only: ssh ro-VgDuCGGwrGrwm6u2jnzsQX5Pt@lon1.tmate.io
web session:
https://tmate.io/t/E6etPMv44BeJJNBAWdRW37QVd
ssh session: ssh E6etPMv44BeJJNBAWdRW37QVd@lon1.tmate.io
Copy and paste this content to whom you wish offering access.