Keep local shell for remote ssh sessions
I've recently started customising my shell on my mac (mojave). I now run a fairly customised zsh shell with oh-my-zsh and a number of other plugins/themes/customisations.
Enter remote servers (rhel). How do I keep using my own shell, with my own customisations (aliases, functions, theme, etc) on my remote ssh session.
Basically, I want to "pull" the remote ssh session onto my local machine, while sticking to using my own setup. I've already copied my aliases and functions to the remote session as part of an ssh function, but if I sudo into another user on the remote server, I again lose the aliases/functions. So, while that works for now, I want to see the next level of this.
Any ideas?
linux ssh zsh
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I've recently started customising my shell on my mac (mojave). I now run a fairly customised zsh shell with oh-my-zsh and a number of other plugins/themes/customisations.
Enter remote servers (rhel). How do I keep using my own shell, with my own customisations (aliases, functions, theme, etc) on my remote ssh session.
Basically, I want to "pull" the remote ssh session onto my local machine, while sticking to using my own setup. I've already copied my aliases and functions to the remote session as part of an ssh function, but if I sudo into another user on the remote server, I again lose the aliases/functions. So, while that works for now, I want to see the next level of this.
Any ideas?
linux ssh zsh
asked Jan 23 at 10:14
SkipperSkipper
1
add a comment |
I've recently started customising my shell on my mac (mojave). I now run a fairly customised zsh shell with oh-my-zsh and a number of other plugins/themes/customisations.
Enter remote servers (rhel). How do I keep using my own shell, with my own customisations (aliases, functions, theme, etc) on my remote ssh session.
Basically, I want to "pull" the remote ssh session onto my local machine, while sticking to using my own setup. I've already copied my aliases and functions to the remote session as part of an ssh function, but if I sudo into another user on the remote server, I again lose the aliases/functions. So, while that works for now, I want to see the next level of this.
Any ideas?
linux ssh zsh
asked Jan 23 at 10:14
SkipperSkipper
1
I've recently started customising my shell on my mac (mojave). I now run a fairly customised zsh shell with oh-my-zsh and a number of other plugins/themes/customisations.
Enter remote servers (rhel). How do I keep using my own shell, with my own customisations (aliases, functions, theme, etc) on my remote ssh session.
Basically, I want to "pull" the remote ssh session onto my local machine, while sticking to using my own setup. I've already copied my aliases and functions to the remote session as part of an ssh function, but if I sudo into another user on the remote server, I again lose the aliases/functions. So, while that works for now, I want to see the next level of this.
Any ideas?
linux ssh zsh
linux ssh zsh
asked Jan 23 at 10:14
SkipperSkipper
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SkipperSkipper
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If you use su to switch ids, you keep your current environment (use su - to have a fresh environment for the user you switch to). So the simpler way would be:
sudo/suto root- have a shell profile (called manually is there are other admin users on the server)
- use
suto switch to other users
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
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so are you saying I should saysudo -sto sudo into root and thensudo <user>to sudo into the user I need? If I dosudo -sI lose the session, but if I dosudo sorsudo rootit doesn't work at all?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) dosudo(or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) usesuto switch to another user, keeping your environment.
– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
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If you use su to switch ids, you keep your current environment (use su - to have a fresh environment for the user you switch to). So the simpler way would be:
sudo/suto root- have a shell profile (called manually is there are other admin users on the server)
- use
suto switch to other users
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
3,6803719
so are you saying I should saysudo -sto sudo into root and thensudo <user>to sudo into the user I need? If I dosudo -sI lose the session, but if I dosudo sorsudo rootit doesn't work at all?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) dosudo(or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) usesuto switch to another user, keeping your environment.
– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
add a comment |
If you use su to switch ids, you keep your current environment (use su - to have a fresh environment for the user you switch to). So the simpler way would be:
sudo/suto root- have a shell profile (called manually is there are other admin users on the server)
- use
suto switch to other users
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
3,6803719
so are you saying I should saysudo -sto sudo into root and thensudo <user>to sudo into the user I need? If I dosudo -sI lose the session, but if I dosudo sorsudo rootit doesn't work at all?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) dosudo(or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) usesuto switch to another user, keeping your environment.
– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
add a comment |
If you use su to switch ids, you keep your current environment (use su - to have a fresh environment for the user you switch to). So the simpler way would be:
sudo/suto root- have a shell profile (called manually is there are other admin users on the server)
- use
suto switch to other users
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
3,6803719
If you use su to switch ids, you keep your current environment (use su - to have a fresh environment for the user you switch to). So the simpler way would be:
sudo/suto root- have a shell profile (called manually is there are other admin users on the server)
- use
suto switch to other users
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
3,6803719
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
3,6803719
answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
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answered Jan 23 at 10:26
xenoidxenoid
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so are you saying I should saysudo -sto sudo into root and thensudo <user>to sudo into the user I need? If I dosudo -sI lose the session, but if I dosudo sorsudo rootit doesn't work at all?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) dosudo(or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) usesuto switch to another user, keeping your environment.
– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
add a comment |
so are you saying I should saysudo -sto sudo into root and thensudo <user>to sudo into the user I need? If I dosudo -sI lose the session, but if I dosudo sorsudo rootit doesn't work at all?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) dosudo(or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) usesuto switch to another user, keeping your environment.
– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
so are you saying I should say
sudo -s to sudo into root and then sudo <user> to sudo into the user I need? If I do sudo -s I lose the session, but if I do sudo s or sudo root it doesn't work at all?– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
so are you saying I should say
sudo -s to sudo into root and then sudo <user> to sudo into the user I need? If I do sudo -s I lose the session, but if I do sudo s or sudo root it doesn't work at all?– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:05
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
even so, this still stops me from keeping my own shell and theme... ?
– Skipper
Jan 23 at 11:07
No you 1) do
sudo (or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) use su to switch to another user, keeping your environment.– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
No you 1) do
sudo (or log in as root), then 2) set up the environment (automatic with profile or "manual" with script) and 3) use su to switch to another user, keeping your environment.– xenoid
Jan 23 at 13:14
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
Thanks for the advice. This will definitely help. But I'd still like to know how to keep my own shell while ssh'ing into a remote machine.
– Skipper
Jan 24 at 12:54
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