Connect to Magnolia

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Note
Please change your password once you've logged in by typing passwd.

The suggested method for connecting to the Magnolia cluster is to use ssh. This is the standard method for connecting to linux machines, for more details google 'how to ssh into a linux machine'

If you have not been assigned a username and password, please request an account. For the following examples, replace <username> with the username you were assigned.

Linux

Open a terminal, and type the following:

user $ssh <username>@magnolia.usm.edu

Check that the fingerprint matches one listed on SSH_Fingerprints/magnolia.usm.edu.

Windows

Install an SSH client, like PuTTY (http://www.putty.org), and type in your assigned credentials when prompted.

Check that the fingerprint matches one listed on SSH_Fingerprints/magnolia.usm.edu.

OS X

Open the Terminal application, and type the following:

user $ssh <username>@magnolia.usm.edu

Check that the fingerprint matches one listed on SSH_Fingerprints/magnolia.usm.edu.