Alibaba Cloud Client application parameters

System settings

Alibaba Cloud Client system settings include general settings such as language and color, service settings, hotkey settings, file options, local terminal settings, SSH settings, RDP settings, and application updates. All changes take effect immediately.

This section explains how to configure local terminal and SSH settings.

Local terminal settings

1. In the upper-right corner of the Alibaba Cloud Client homepage, click the icon.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Terminal.

3. On the terminal settings page, configure Font Size, Font Family, and Export Credentials.

   The Export Credentials setting controls whether to export your current credentials to environment variables. The following options are available:

   • Enable: Automatically adds the current account information to environment variables.

   • Ask Me (default): When you open a local terminal, Alibaba Cloud Client prompts you to export your current credentials to environment variables. For more information, see local terminal.

   • Disable: Does not add the current account information to environment variables. If you select this option, you cannot use command-line tools such as Alibaba Cloud CLI and Terraform with your current credentials.

SSH settings

1. In the upper-right corner of the Alibaba Cloud Client homepage, click the icon.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, click SSH.

3. On the SSH settings page, configure the parameters in the following table.

   Parameter	Description
   Default username	The default username for connecting to an instance. Defaults to root and can be customized.
   Default port	The default port for connecting to an instance. Defaults to 22 and can be customized.
   Save password to	When you set the Authentication to Password for a remote connection, you can choose not to save the instance password, or save it to a local file or KMS to simplify password management. Note When saving passwords to a local file, it saves the instance password to ~/.aliyun/secrets.json by default.
   Key file directory	If you set the Authentication to Key File, the client saves key files to the ~/.ssh/ directory by default.
   Allow connecting to Windows	Allows you to use SSH or SFTP to connect to Windows instances. This option is disabled by default. Note Before you enable this setting, you must run the OpenSSH service on the Windows instance. For more information, see Install OpenSSH.
   Check security group	Automatically checks the instance's security group settings before connecting. This option is enabled by default.
   Auto login	If a password or key is saved, the client automatically connects to the instance and skips the login dialog. This option is enabled by default.
   Show system monitor	Automatically opens the server's system status monitor by using the sar command after a successful SSH connection.

Local terminal

You can open a local terminal with a single click and choose whether to export your current credentials for use with command-line tools such as Alibaba Cloud CLI and Terraform.

1. In the upper-left corner of the Alibaba Cloud Client homepage, click the icon.

2. Select the account and region to export to environment variables, and then click OK.