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Deploy Secure Shell Settings with a Companion Installer

System administrators can use the Installation 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

  1. Configure the Secure Shell settings you want to deploy.

  2. Create an administrative installation of InfoConnect (or use an existing one).

  3. From your administrative installation point, open the Installation Customization Tool from a shortcut or by typing the following command line:

    <path_to_setup> \setup.exe /admin

  4. From the Select Customization dialog box, select Create a new Companion installer (or open an existing MSI), and then click OK.

  5. From the navigation pane, select Specify install locations.

  6. Under Installation type, specify either Installs to all users of a machine or Installs only for the user who installs it.

  7. From the navigation pane, select Add files.

  8. Under Add files to, specify a destination location. Refer to the lists that follow this procedure.

  9. Click Add, browse to locate the file you want to add to the installation, then click Open.

  10. 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 The default on English systems is \Users\username\Documents\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.ssh

NOTE:For information about this file, see Secure Shell Client Configuration Files.

known_hosts

[ PersonalFolder The default on English systems is \Users\username\Documents\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.ssh

NOTE:For information about this file, see The Known Hosts File.

pki_config

[ PersonalFolder The default on English systems is \Users\username\Documents\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.pki

NOTE:This file configures Reflection Certificate Manager settings.

trust_store.p12

[ PersonalFolder The default on English systems is \Users\username\Documents\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.pki

NOTE:This file configures Reflection Trusted Certificate Authorities

Global files and locations

File Name

Add File To

ssh_config

[ CommonAppDataFolder The application data folder is hidden by default. The default is \ProgramData\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\

NOTE:This is the global Secure Shell client configuration file.

ssh_known_hosts

[ CommonAppDataFolder The application data folder is hidden by default. The default is \ProgramData\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\

NOTE:This is the global known hosts file.

pki_config

[ CommonAppDataFolder The application data folder is hidden by default. The default is \ProgramData\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.pki

trust_store.p12

[ CommonAppDataFolder The application data folder is hidden by default. The default is \ProgramData\. ]\Micro Focus\Infoconnect\.pki