Configure SSH to use ProxyCommand in MobaXterm

Windows users can install MobaXterm, which provides a terminal for Windows that supports X11, tabbed SSH clients, and network tools. You can use ProxyCommand to have MobaXterm work with Advanced Server Access.

Before you begin

• Download and install MobaXterm.
• Verify that the Advanced Server Access Client is installed on your workstation. See Install the Advanced Server Access client.

Start the procedure

To set up and configure SSH:

1. Start a local terminal in MobaXterm. By default, this opens to your home directory (/home/mobaxterm).
2. Output a list of the files and directories in your home directory by running the command ls -la. If the .ssh directory doesn't exist, create it by entering the command mkdir .ssh
3. Create a new or edit an existing SSH configuration file by entering cat <<ADDTEXT >> .ssh/config and pressing Enter.
   Note: ADDTEXT is a delimiter that's used to determine when to stop accepting input for the configuration file.
   
4. Paste the following lines into the terminal:
   

# To use ScaleFT proxycommand, add this configuration block to your $HOME/.ssh/config

Match exec "/drives/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe resolve -q %h"

ProxyCommand "/drives/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe" proxycommand %h

UserKnownHostsFile /drives/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/proxycommand_known_hosts

ADDTEXT

 Note: The preceding lines use /drives/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/ as an example folder path. Modify this path in your config file to match the location of the Advanced Server Access client on your system.
5. Press Enter to complete the configuration.