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Accessing RHEL device using SSH with putty (RDP Direct)

You can access an RHEL device using ssh with putty as follows. RDP Direct provides a seamless working experience which has a duplicate workflow as that of RDP, even though the access is enforced via a jump server.

Procedure:

  1. Login to the system and select Platform Configuration from the product navigator.

  2. Create Putty SSH Access Type → Configuration →Access Types.

  3. Click on Add Access Type→ Name: PuTTY →Select Base Access Type: Thick Client → Specify Additional Ports if any → Upload xml file in Plugin Process.

  4. For allowing RDP Direct User specific access follow below steps: Policies → User Access Policy

  5. Select the policy which is applied to the user to access or select the Default Policy→ Select Enforce Access via Jump Server also select Allow RDP Direct→ Update/Save.

  6. Configuration → Access Types → select PuTTY → enable "Enforce Access via Jump Server" and "Allow RDP Direct" checkboxes.

  7. Login to the system and select PAM from the product navigator.

  8. My Access → Find the RHEL Server → Click on Connect → Select PuTTY SSH

  9. An RDP file will be downloaded

  10. Run the file and the session will be launched.