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Logging in to the POD

If you are using a terminal (Mac/Linux), open the terminal, and type:

ssh username@gsafcbig01.ccbb.utexas.edu
(replace username with your student username – studentNN)

If you are using windows Powershell, use the same command as above (for Mac/Linux)

To set up Powershell: powershell

If you are using putty (Windows PC), open it and enter the following:

host name: gsafcbig01.ccbb.utexas.edu

Upon prompting, enter your username and the password

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Logging in with PuTTY

If you're using PuTTYas your Terminal from Windows:

Double-click the Putty icon
In the PuTTY Configuration window
- make sure the Connection type is SSH
- enter gsafcbig01.ccbb.utexas.edu for Host Name
  - Optional: to save this configuration for further use:
    - Enter gsafcomp into the Saved Sessions text box, then click Save
    - Next time, select gsafcomp from the Saved Sessions list, and click Load.
- click the Open button
- answer Yes to the SSH security question
In the PuTTYTerminal
- enter your student account name after the "login as:" prompt, then Enter
- enter the password associated with our student accounts
  - for security reasons, the text that you enter will not be displayed

If your Terminal has a dark background, the default shell colors can be hard to read. Execute this line to display directory names in yellow.

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For now, just copy the appropriate line above, paste it into your Terminal window (after logging on), then press Enter.

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Logging in

If you're attending remotely or do not have access to the UT VPN, you can use the Terminal functionality in the RStudio web application.

To access the Terminal built into RStudio Server.

Click on this link:
- https://gsafcbig01.ccbb.utexas.edu
Enter your studentNN account name and our password, then click the Sign In button
In the RStudio web application, select the Terminal tab above the text entry window on the left.

You should now see a command line in the RStudio window.

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For now, just copy the appropriate line above, paste it into your Terminal window (after logging on), then press Enter.

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Introduction to Unix

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