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info:user_guide [2023/08/28 09:37]
mjm519 [Logging into COR@L]
info:user_guide [2023/08/28 09:38]
mjm519 [Logging into COR@L]
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 <p>Your COR@L username and password are the same for all machines.  COR@L uses NIS to manage passwords, so passwords can be at most 8 characters long.  Any extra characters will be ignored.  If you wish to change your password, then do not use the passwd command.  Use yppasswd instead.</p> <p>Your COR@L username and password are the same for all machines.  COR@L uses NIS to manage passwords, so passwords can be at most 8 characters long.  Any extra characters will be ignored.  If you wish to change your password, then do not use the passwd command.  Use yppasswd instead.</p>
 <h4> Windows users </h4> <h4> Windows users </h4>
-<p>If you are using Windows and want to sign into a COR@L machine, then you need to install an ssh client first.  There are several free software options.  You can check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_SSH_clients">Wikipedia</a> for more information about your choices.  A common free ssh client is PuTTY, which can be downloaded <a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html">here</a> This ssh client is easy to use and it is well documented <a href="http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/htmldoc">here</a>. Another commonly used client is [https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net][[MobaXterm]].</p>+<p>If you are using Windows and want to sign into a COR@L machine, then you need to install an ssh client first.  There are several free software options.  You can check <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_SSH_clients">Wikipedia</a> for more information about your choices.  A common free ssh client is PuTTY, which can be downloaded <a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html">here</a> This ssh client is easy to use and it is well documented <a href="http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.60/htmldoc">here</a>. Another commonly used client is [[https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net|MobaXterm]].</p>
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