Remote Login with SSH

This document contains instructions for remotely logging in to the i6.cims.nyu.edu web server using ssh from the command shell on Windows, Mac, or UNIX/Linux.

Assumptions

You will need the following in order to proceed:

UNIX/Linux command shell. The instructions here assume that users have a UNIX-like command shell program installed on their machines.
Credentials. The credentials you will need in order to remotely log in to your i6 account:
- hostname: i6.cims.nyu.edu
- username: the username that the NYU CIMS Helpdesk people have sent you via email
- password: the password that the NYU CIMS Helpdesk people have sent you via email

If you are sure you never received an email with your i6 username and password, you most likely already have an account and simply need to reset your password.

Important paths

You will need to understand the following paths in order to effectively publish web pages to this account:

Account home directory

Your personal home folder on the i6 server

every user of a UNIX system has a unique account home directory
only users who are logged-in to the UNIX server can see this directory
the path to your directory will be the following, with the word, username replaced with your i6 username:

/home/username

Web root directory

The public_html sub-folder within your account home directory

all files placed into this folder will be visible to the public through the web
only users who are logged-in to the UNIX server can see the name of this directory

~/public_html

The above is a shortcut to the following full path:

/home/username/public_html

Web page URL

This is the URL at which the public will be able to view the contents of your web root directory from a web browser

this URL is a public address
point your web browser to this address and you will see your files in your web root folder
insert your i6 username into the following URL:

https://i6.cims.nyu.edu/~username

How to log in

Run whichever UNIX-like command shell program you have chosen.

At the command line, type in the following, with your i6 username plugged in:

ssh username@i6.cims.nyu.edu

Enter your i6 account password, when prompted. You will not see the password appear as you type it, but fear not: it is being entered. Hit the Enter or Return key when done.

You are now logged in to your account home directory mentioned above. Start trying some UNIX commands!