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If your Windows version does not have ssh in Command Prompt or PowerShell:
More advanced options for those who want a full Linux environment on their Windows system:
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From now on, when we refer to "Terminal", it is either the Mac/Linux Terminal program, Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell, or the PuTTY program.
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- Answer yes to the SSH security question prompt
- this will only be asked the 1st time you access ls6
- Enter the password associated with your TACC account
- for security reasons, your password characters will not be echoed to the screen
- Get your 2-factor authentication code from your phone's TACC Token app, and type it in
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If you're using PuTTY as your Terminal from Windows:
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The Terminal is pretty "dumb" – just sending what you type over its secure sockets layer (SSL) connection to TACC, then displaying the text sent back by the shell. The real work is being done on the remote computer, by executable programs called by the bash shell (also called commands, since you call them on the command line).
About the command line
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