[bruce]

I am trying to log in remotely to another computer
using a secure telnet. I think this is ssh, but am not sure.
My login name on the remote computer is different than
the name on my iBook, running tiger.
I type:

ssh <remote compute address>

It promptly returns with my iBook account name and a request
for the password. When i type in the remote computer password
the connection is closed, which of course is appropriate since
I have not given my login name to the remote computer.
I did not understand the man pages for ssh. Is there anything I can
do on my end or should I ask someone at the remote end?

[staph]

Try ssh username@computer

If it's the first time you've connected to that machine, it will ask you if you want to save the encryption key. Just answer yes.

[SilentEchoes]

ssh login@address

Edit: ah, apparently staph replied the same time I did

[staph]

Originally Posted by SilentEchoes Edit: ah, apparently staph replied the same time I did

Ah, but my terminology was so much less precise that yours!

[Wickers]

This method also works. . . and is more ideal for scripting.

#ssh -l $USER $COMPUTER