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--- howto:login [2023/07/29 11:07] – created tcmal
+++ howto:login [2024/09/25 13:39] (current) – Replace specific username with generic one on password entry ettolrach
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 Alternatively, you can use the built-in 'Command Prompt' or 'Powershell' applications.
-If you're using Mac OS or Linux, you should already have a decent terminal emulator installed - You can hit Ctrl+Alt+T on lots of linux distros, or search your mac for 'Terminal'.
+If you're using Mac OS or Linux, you should already have a decent terminal emulator installed - You can hit Ctrl+Alt+T on lots of linux distros, or search for 'Terminal'.
-Once you're in your terminal, type or paste ''ssh username@tardisproject.uk''. You should see something like this:
+Once you're in your terminal, type or paste ''ssh <username>@tardisproject.uk'' (with your username substituted for ''<username>''). You should see something like this:
 <code>
 The authenticity of host 'tardisproject.uk (217.169.13.63)' can't be established.
-ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:fKa5lxKbFlavJR0bzWZNLpJTsfO29Tqs9DizNst+qak.
+ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:VHmYFC31UnqxUAcJqXuGXqaxUS3ie2387KAAOiPhUng.
-This key is not known by any other names
+This key is not known by any other names.
 Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?
 </code>
-This looks scary, but all it's asking us to do is make sure the fingerprint is correct. The one you want is ''SHA256:fKa5lxKbFlavJR0bzWZNLpJTsfO29Tqs9DizNst+qak'' - paste this in and it will compare them, making sure you're connecting to us and not someone else. It will also remember the fingerprint, so you should only see this once.
+This looks scary, but all it's asking us to do is make sure the fingerprint is correct. The one you want is ''SHA256:VHmYFC31UnqxUAcJqXuGXqaxUS3ie2387KAAOiPhUng'' - paste this in and it will compare them, making sure you're connecting to us and not someone else. It will also remember the fingerprint, so you should only see this once.
-You should now see something like ''tcmal@tardisproject.uk's password:'' - enter your password (nothing will show up, this is normal).
+You should now see something like ''<username>@tardisproject.uk's password:'' - enter your password (nothing will show up, this is normal).
-If you see some ASCII art and statistics then Congratulations, you are now logged in on your Tardis shell account! If you are new to Linux the lack of graphical interface can be quite intimidating, but don't worry - these tutorials will hold your hand and walk you through it! By the time you finish these, you should feel quite confident in using your account.
+If you see a big ASCII tardis then congratulations, you are now logged in on your Tardis shell account! If you are new to Linux the lack of graphical interface can be quite intimidating, but don't worry - these tutorials will hold your hand and walk you through it! By the time you finish these, you should feel quite confident in using your account.
-First off though, you might want to change your password from the one given to you. To do this type <code>kpasswd</code> and answer the prompts. Congratulations, you just ran your first program! Now go to the next tutorial to learn about how to run other programs under Linux, and move around the filesystem.
+First off though, you should change your password from the one given to you. To do this type <code>kpasswd</code> and answer the prompts. You just ran your first program! Now go to [[howto:terminal|the next tutorial]] to learn about how to run other programs under Linux, and move around the filesystem.