Accessing the Linux Student Server
In order to access the Linux server for your Week 6 assignment you will have to log
on to the Laureate student Linux server studentlinux.ohecampus.com with a
SSH/PuTTY client.
The username and passwords you need are as follows:
Username: xxxx
Password: yyyyyy
(Please note that Linux is case sensitive)
This gives you access to your directory xxxx. In your home directory, there is a
subfolder fsimage that contains common data directory images.
You need to log on to the Linux server with a SSH/PuTTY client. If you are using
UNIX systems, you are already familiar with SSH.
Linux or MacOS already have a built-in SSH client. If you are using Windows, you
need to download a SSH/PuTTY client. You may use the version supplied in the
classroom or download your own version. Recommendations include:
• http://www.openssh.com/windows.html
• http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
• http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
The PuTTy program is around 420KB. It needs no installation, has no manual and
the window will be white letters on black background.
The SSH client needs a simple installation, but it also includes manuals and extra
tools and the windows will be black letters on white background. For more SSH
choices please see http://www.ssh.com/.
After you have obtained the required client, you can log to the Linux server. The
following directions will show you the procedure using SSH (the PuTTY client
works in a similar way).
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When you run SSH client, you will get a window like this:
When you click ‘Quick Connect’, you will get the following window:
Type in the host name ‘studentlinux.ohecampus.com’ as above, and type your
username in the ‘User Name’ field. The default ‘Port Number’ for SSH is 22, you
need to modify it to ‘2222’. Then click ‘Connect’ tag. When asked for password,
input your password.
For convenience, you may also create a profile for ‘studentlinux.ohecampus.com’
as follows so that you do not need to type the server name each time:
Click on the ‘Profiles’ tag.
Choose ‘Edit Profile’.
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When connecting using the profile you might need to press ‘Enter’ in order to see
the password windows.
The first commands that you may try are: ‘cd images’, ‘cd group01’,
‘ls -l’, ‘pwd’, ‘man ls’, ‘man cd’, ‘mkdir YourName’etc.
Good luck and inform your Instructor if anything goes wrong.
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