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How do you guys keep track of all you vps's login data?
kornnflake
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I wonder how you guys keep track of all you vps's login data. Cause some users here are talking about managing >10 vps. I currently do simple save all of mine in Putty's saved sessions. Is there an app for that which for example also tracks the billing period?
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Email and invoice reminders.
I store it all in my ~/.ssh/config file
I use 1Password.
There are several ways. One of them is to keep the passwords on your billing system.
Another way, where you can also organise servers, vps etc is a mind map utility.
I suggest FreeMind: http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Pubkeys
Public/private keys. And, the WHMCS/SolusVM/CP passwords are either in KeepassX or Lastpass.
key pair... im too lazy, i use only a key, the one in my laptop
Use the same password for every account you have!*
*not a good idea.
LOL .
i save @ notepad
for any web designers, how do you organize your themes or icon files for later use?
I'm thinking of using a portfolio website and have a picture with the name of the item (template, logo etc) then save all of the actual files in one location.
I just set all my passwords to "qwerty".
LowEndTalk Database
Client 1: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
Client 2: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
Client 3: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
Client 4: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
Client 5: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
Client 6: tried to login to user: oliver w/ pass "qwerty"
LET: IDIOTS. denied
Excel/Google Drive.
@David_P
If someone had tried with an uppercase O they might have got in, but I changed it after my post...
They use the same public key combo, I just need to remember one passphrase.
I use a unique key for each VPS with a varying passphrase.
Random strings as passwords. Use KeyPass app to save them. Of course public keys as a way to access it if I loose that KeyPass db
I have a personal script that keeps track of what VPSes I have with which company having what resources, billing dates and even planned or current usage to help in planning. If you would be interested in it, I may release it as GPL in github or something like that. Lemme know
Same here.
how save can google drive be? notepad ftw for me ;-)
As safe as Randy managing Windows nodes.
;-). as safe as being hacked by china hackers;-)
If someone hacks Google and steals my documents, then my hat is off to them. Note, that's not hacking my account but hacking into Google's system itself.
use public key :P
Same here, but the password is stored at short version, for example, my real password is "ihavenoidea", then it will be stored as ihni
Random, very strong password for servers (root/sudo users), which is 50 characters alphanumeric and special characters, saved in a KeePass. I log in with my private key. I'm pretty save in that area
Anyway, storing password in anything like an excel sheet (password protection FTW) or a plain text document seems like a really stupid idea. For some of us here it's their business that depends on it. We've all seen it go wrong. Have we all learned?
I use keypairs for ssh/scp, and Keepass for everything else.
I set random long passwords which i immediately forget. Then i use ssh keys to login.
There are people who leave password auth in SSH enabled? O___O
WHY???
I login by password only once; then
then edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config as below, and restart sshd.
Done, all further logins are only by the public/private key.
Try for yourself: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ssh-public-key-based-authentication-how-to.html
Don't underestimate lazyness Besides i am always a little nervous making sshd reload when i am connected over ssh.