# ssh [-l login-name] hostname | login-name@hostname
Non-default user name which can be used to log in to the remote system
Name of the remote system
If the system's host key is verified, the user is prompted for the password. If the password is typed incorrectly, the user is prompted for the password again.
If the login to the system is successful, information about the user's last remote login to the system is displayed. The information displayed might include the version of the operating system running on the remote system, latest failed login attempts, and a notification about new email waiting for the user in the user's home directory.
Use one of the following commands to log out of the remote system:
exit
logout
Control-D
The following example shows the output of a remote login to pluto. The system's host key has not been identified in either the /etc/ssh_known_hosts file or the ~/.ssh/known_hosts file. The user has typed an incorrect password at the first attempt.
# ssh -l amy pluto The authenticity of host 'pluto (10:120:100:12)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 06:55:4d:4e:d2:4a:e6:d9:8a:c4:13:15:18:9a:ef:dd. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added 'pluto' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. Password: Password: Warning: 1 failed authentication attempt at Wed Jun 27 12:47 2012 since last successful authentication. Last login: Wed Jun 27 12:19:04 2012 from venus.example Oracle Corporation SunOS 5.11 11.1 June 2012 # exit