SSH configuration: override the default username [closed]
Create a file called config inside ~/.ssh. Inside the file you can add:
Host * User buckOr add
Host example HostName example.net User buckThe second example will set a username and is hostname specific, while the first example sets a username only. And when you use the second one you don't need to use ssh example.net; ssh example will be enough.
If you only want to ssh a few times, such as on a borrowed or shared computer, try:
ssh buck@hostnameor
ssh -l buck hostname
man ssh_config says
User
Specifies the user to log in as. This can be useful when a different user name is used on different machines. This saves the trouble of having to remember to give the user name on the command line.