tunnel_to_database_server: SSH Tunnel to Drives Relational Database Management System...

In RoeLabWustl/roelabr: A collection of functions for the Drives Lab at Washington University

SSH Tunnel to Drives Relational Database Management System Sever

Description

This function issues a system call to open a new xterm window and construct an ssh tunnel to the server over port 3306.

Usage

tunnel_to_database_server(
  user = Sys.getenv("WUSTL_KEY_USER"),
  server = Sys.getenv("DRIVES_DATABASE_SERVER")
)

Arguments

user	wustl key username
server	fqdn of the server

Note

An ssh key can be installed on the server to avoid password entry.

1. issue ssh-keygen locally to create the key

2. run ssh-copy-id user@hostname to install the key on the remote server

Examples

## Not run: 
tunnel_to_database_server()

## End(Not run)

RoeLabWustl/roelabr documentation built on Aug. 27, 2022, 9:57 a.m.