While writing a simple Python script to access and process data in a database, I came across an error that said:
After quite a bit of Googling and with very little findings, I had to dive in a little and try to figure out what was going on. The whole error looked like this:
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After reading a Tweet from Matt Cutts about being able to SSH from the iPhone (and the web in general), I had to give it a try. I am always looking for better ways to be able to check on systems when necessary. I have iPhone apps for SSHing around if I need as well, but like with any “new” tool, I have to try it out to see if it serves a purpose or makes my admin life easier in any way.
First go check out the Google Code repository for Web Shell. Webshell is written in Python and is based on Ajaxterm. All that’s required is SSL And Python 2.3 or greater. It works on any browser that has Javascript and can make use of AJAX.
The way Web Shell works is you start it up on a server and then can use a web browser to access only that machine over SSH. The works best if you have a gateway server to a network and use a single point of entry to access the rest of the servers. Web Shell runs on HTTPS on port 8022. Reading the README will lead you through the same set of instructions I used below. Once installed, we connect by using a web browser: https://server.com:8022/
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