Server Access

Most of this is old and no longer relevant.

Group servers are accessed using Secure Shell, usually called SSH.

You must be on the appropriate campus network or connected through VPN before you can access internal servers.

Windows

1. Download and install PuTTY from putty.org.
2. Open PuTTY.
3. Enter the server hostname, such as servername.uccs.edu.
4. When prompted, enter your username.
5. When prompted, enter your password.

You can also include the username in the hostname:

[e-mail]

Linux systems do not display password characters while you type. This is normal.

macOS or Linux

Open a terminal and run:

ssh servername.uccs.edu

or:

ssh [e-mail]

When prompted, enter your password. The terminal will not display password characters while you type.

Change Your Password

After logging in for the first time, change your password immediately:

passwd

Enter your current password, then enter your new password twice.

After this, set up public-key authentication using SSH Public Keys.