How to Access the Sparky UNIX Server (PC or Mac) TLT Student Consultant Help Desk (631) 632-9602 Stony Brook University [email protected] http://tlt.stonybrook.edu/StudentServices
In this document, you will learn how to: Windows users: Mac users: UNIX commands: Download SSH Log into Terminal from your own Get your quota Log into SSH Machine Forward your mail Turn on and log into Telnet How to transfer files using Fetch Change your password Log into Alpine
Windows: The SSH Client is a program package that allows you to safely communicate with the Sparky Unix server in order to access your account for E-mail and document storage. You can find the Shell and File Transfer client on the desktop of any SINC PC. Otherwise, you can download the SSH client (includes SSH shell and SSH File Transfer) to your PC (free of charge) from Softweb, Stony Brook’s software distribution page, at https://softweb.cc.sunysb.edu. You can find SSH under E-mail & Telnet. You will need internet access to use in conjunction with the SSH client.
SSH Shell SSH File Transfer Client Use the Secure Shell Client to access E-mail and communicate This program helps you to store your files on Sparky by with the Sparky UNIX server. transferring them to and from your Sparky account.
1. Double-click on the SSH Secure 1. Open the SSH Secure File Shell Client icon Transfer Client 2. Press the space bar to bring 2. Press the space bar. up the login prompt. 3. At the prompt, type 3. At the prompt, type Host Name: sparky.ic.sunysb.edu Host Name: sparky.ic.sunysb.edu User Name: NetID or your club username User Name: NetID or your club username Click Connect and wait for connection to Sparky Click Connect and wait for connection to Sparky Password: NetID password or club password Password: NetID or club password *If the Host Identification dialog box appears, just *If the Host Identification dialog box appears, just click Yes click Yes 4. You can now add and remove files from your Sparky account 4. Press the space bar and then the enter key until you get the (the “remote” side of the screen) simply be dragging and sparky% prompt on the screen. dropping.
Telnet (This is just another way to communicate with the Sparky UNIX server. This program comes standard with Windows) 1. Go to Start, select Run, (or press the Windows button + R) and type: telnet sparky.ic.sunysb.edu 2. At the login: prompt, type in your NetID or club username, hit Enter, and then type in your NetID or club password. 3. Press the space bar and then the Enter key until you get the sparky% prompt on the screen.
Special Note for Windows Vista users: You need to turn on the Telnet client by doing the following: 1. Go to Start > Control Panel 2. Make sure you are in “Control Panel Home” view (not Classic view). 3. Select Programs. 4. Select Turn Windows features on or off. 5. In the Windows Features box, select Telnet Client. 6. Click OK. Installation may take a few minutes, so please be patient.
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Mac: Mac users can use Terminal to communicate with the Sparky Unix server and Fetch to transfer files.
Terminal on YOUR Mac Fetch The utility Terminal allows Mac users to safely communicate with Fetch is an easy to use, reliable transfer client that is available on the Sparky Unix server and comes standard with Mac machines. any Mac SINC machines or can be downloaded from Softweb Stony Brook’s software distribution site at 1. In Finder, click on Go > Utilities: https://softweb.cc.sunysb.edu and at www.apple.com
1. Open Fetch. (On any SINC Mac machine, Fetch is located in Internet Applications) 2. You will be prompted to create a New Connection: o Hostname: sparky.ic.sunysb.edu o Username: NetID or your club username o Connect using: SFTP o Password: NetID password or your club password 2. Choose Terminal:
3. Type: ssh [email protected] Clubs will use their club name in place of NetID 4. You will be asked for authentication the first time doing this -- type "yes".
*Currently Terminal is NOT available on any SINC machines. 3. Once a connection is made you can drags files into your Web folder. For student or club Web space on Sparky, the Web folder is called “www”. Dragging files into the “www” folder will make them available on the Internet.
UNIX Commands: Sparky Tricks
After the sparky% prompt, type in one of the commands below, hit Enter, and then follow the directions. myquota (gives you your quota and your remaining space) forward_mail (forwards messages from your Sparky E-mail to a personal E-mail of your choice) passwd NetID or club username (changes your password) **when typing in a new password it will appear as though you are not typing anything. Note: clubs can change their password to their e-mail and web space account here as well. alpine (easy to use text-based user interface E-mail)
NOTE: Use the Delete key (not Backspace) to edit anything you type in this environment.
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Created by The Department of TEACHING, LEARNING + TECHNOLOGY Modified: 1/4/2010