[cs13001] ssh

[Mikhail Nesterenko]

CSI students,

Here is an advice from a fellow-student for Mac users.

Thanks,
--
Mikhail


> Professor Nestorenko,
> 
> I'm in your CS-13001 class and today we talked about Unix and ssh. Somebody
> asked about using ssh on a Mac. I did a bit of research and found how it's
> done. I thought it might be useful to others using a Mac. Do you you have
> any objections with me sending this to the mailing list at
> cs13001 at cs.kent.edu?
> 
> To connect to the departments Linux machines from a Mac:
> 
>    1. Open Terminal
>       1. It's located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal, but you can find
>       it by searching in Spotlight if you prefer
>    2. Enter ssh [your username]@[Server's domain]
>       1. Replace [your username] with the username you use for
>       the subversion
>       2. Replace [Server's domain] with either neptune.cs.kent.edu or
>       poseidon.cs.kent.edu
>    3. Enter yes when it warns you that the authenticity of the host can't
>    be established.
>       1. It will only ask you the first time you connect to a server
>    4. Enter your subversion password when promoted for the password.
> 
> Also as a Mac user most commands available in Linux, aka. on department
> servers, will work from your computer if you wish to experiment.
>