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tardis_beginner_tutorials:1 [2009/05/01 16:41] – New page: =Tutorial 1: Logging in to Tardis= The first thing you need to do is actually connect to Tardis and log in. If you are reading this i am assuming you already have an account, and hence kno... _blip2 | tutorials:1 [2023/05/29 19:34] – tcmal | ||
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+ | ======= 1. Logging in to Tardis ======= | ||
- | ======= Tutorial 1: Logging in to Tardis | + | The first thing you need to do is actually connect |
+ | If you are reading this, hopefully you already have an account. If not, check [[https:// | ||
+ | If for whatever reason you do not know either your username or password, contact an admin and we'll reset it for you. | ||
- | The first thing you need to do is actually connect to Tardis and log in. If you are reading this i am assuming you already have an account, and hence know your username and password. | + | For our web services (such as this wiki), |
- | For shell access, tardis only runs SSH. Telnet sends passwords as well as all connection data in plain text over the internet, and is simply not sufficiently secure in the modern world. This means that to log into tardis you will need an SSH client. On linux you simply need ssh username@ssh.tardis.ed.ac.uk where " | + | If you want to run your own things or use certain services, you'll need shell access. |
- | Windows however does not come with an ssh client built in, like it does with telnet, and you will have to download one. I recommend PuTTY - it is powerful and easy to set up and use. It is a very small executable that doesn' | + | To get a shell remotely, we use [[http://en.wikipedia.org/ |
- | Congratulations, | + | - Encrypting everything |
+ | - Verifying | ||
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- | First off though, you might want to change your password from the one given to you. To do this type passwd and answer the prompts. Congratulations, | + | First, you'll need to open a terminal emulator. |
- | **Next: | + | If you're using Windows, we recommend installing the [[https:// |
+ | Alternatively, | ||
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+ | 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 ' | ||
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+ | Once you're in your terminal, type or paste '' | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | The authenticity of host ' | ||
+ | ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256: | ||
+ | This key is not known by any other names | ||
+ | Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | This looks scary, but all it's asking us to do is make sure the fingerprint is correct. The one you want is '' | ||
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+ | You should now see something like '' | ||
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+ | If you see some ASCII art and statistics then Congratulations, | ||
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+ | First off though, you might want to change your password from the one given to you. To do this type < | ||