Connecting to the Linux Servers via SSH

Assuming you have an SSH client installed, such as PuTTY, you can connect to the Linux servers by connecting to:

• lxs.uncc.edu

A terminal window should come up and prompt you for your username and password. Use your standard Mosaic username and password. You may receive a warning relating to safety - press Yes to add this connection to the list of verified connections.

After doing the steps above, a Linux command prompt should appear. You may run any non-graphical Linux command by typing in the commands. This is not a c-shell - many commands that work in Unix do not work in the Linux environment (bash instead of csh).

Notes for Mac & Linux users

If you are using a Linux or Mac machine at home and you have an AFS client installed, then you may get permission errors when logging in. If this happens, then append the following lines into the $HOME/.ssh/config file:

Host *.uncc.edu
GSSAPIAuthentication yes
GSSAPIDelegateCredentials yes

If you are running an AFS client on your Mac or Linux computer and your have authenticated to AFS before running the ssh command, then you may not be prompted for a password. This is normal because of the single sign-on feature of Kerberos.