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Logging in

Once your account application has been approved log in to the ACES system using ssh through one of the gateway machines. The only way to log in to the ACES system is through ssh.

The ACES gateway machines are called

To login use the command:

        $ ssh MACHINE_NAME
where an example is:
        $ ssh itrda.acesgrid.org

Each system provides access to all the hardware within ACES. Within ACES a queue system manages access to the ACES resources (computers, storage etc..). The default ACES resources that the queue system uses depends on which gateway machine you access.

A More Covenient SSH: Public Keys

An incredibly convenient public/private key management system exists within OpenSSH and a very user-friendly tutorial is available at:

  • http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-keyc.html
  • http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-keyc2/