这两天，访问国外的网站异常不稳定，bluehost 主页登陆不上去之后我才想起去申请开通SSH权限，总是这么后知后觉。

bluehost 的 SSH 权限是免费的，但默认关闭，需要申请才会开通。

helpdesk中的说明如下：

Is SSH/Shell access enabled by default?

No SSH/Shell is not. To enable SSH do one of the following to send a copy of the account holder’s government issued photo ID (i.e. driver’s license, passport, etc):

* Fax – 1-801-765-1992 (make sure to include your main domain name on the document).
* E-mail – Open a ticket attaching a photo ID. Click Here to open a ticket. Select the Sales option.
* Upload your ID file to your hosting account and give us a link to the picture file with a ticket opened with above link.

Note: The ID must also match the name of the owner of your account with us. SSH will then be enabled as soon as possible.

链接：https://www.bluehost.com/cgi/help/180

简单翻译了一下：

SSH/Shell权限是默认开通的么？

答案是no，没有默认开通。想要开通SSH权限的话，需要按照如下方式将你的正式的、带照片的身份证明复印件（驾照、护照等）发送给我们。

* 传真 – 1-801-765-1992 (确认传真文件中包含了你的主域名)。

* E-mail – 提交一个ticket。点击此处来填写一个ticket，选择 Sales 选项。

注意：身份证明上的名字必须与账户所有人的名字匹配。证实您的身份之后我们会尽快开放SSH权限。

一般我们都会选择第二种方式来开通，开通速度确实很快，我的ticket提交之后不到5分钟就收到了回复。

ticket内容如下：

hello bluehost：

I come from China.I have already send a copy of my Chinese id card.My Id is ‘XXXX’.Would you please give me my shell access right.Thank you so much,your early response will be high appreciated.

参考：http://www.nocnhost.com/bluehost-ssh