Requirements for accessing your Cruzio VPS via SSH
To access your Cruzio VPS with SSH, you will need SSH client software, such as Mac OS X’s built-in Terminal application, or PuTTY for Windows (click this link to get PuTTY).
Connecting to your Cruzio VPS
Open your SSH client of choice and connect to clientlogin.cruziohost.com (replace “clientlogin” with the login name you selected for your VPS when you signed up).
Using PuTTY on Windows to access your Cruzio VPS
- Open PuTTY and enter the following settings:
Host Name: clientlogin.cruziohost.com (replace “clientlogin” with the login name you selected for your VPS when you signed up)
Port 22
Connection Type: SSH
- Click Open.
You may be shown this message:
The server's host key is not cached in the registry…Click Yes to accept the server’s RSA key and store it in your computer’s memory for future sessions.
- At the “login as” prompt, enter root as your username and press the Enter key.
- You’re now prompted for your password. Enter your password and press the Enter key. You’ll now be logged into your VPS as root.
Using Terminal on Mac OSX to access your Cruzio VPS
- Open the Terminal application on your Mac (you can find it in the Applications -> Utilities folder).
- Type
ssh root@clientlogin.cruziohost.com(replace “clientlogin” with the login name you selected for your VPS when you signed up).
- You may be shown this message:
The authenticity of host 'clientlogin.cruziohost.com' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is (…) Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?Type “yes” and press the Enter key. This permanently adds clientlogin.cruziohost.com to the list of known hosts on your computer.
- You’re now prompted for your password. Enter your password and press the Enter key. You’ll now be logged into your VPS as root.
Remember, being logged in as root gives you total control over your VPS, but also the power to make detrimental changes.
