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Logging in
Logging in for the first time
Username: Your user name is the same as for other academic computing services (first 5 letters of last name, first letter of first name, and last 2 digits of your ID number. User names ARE case-sensitive, enter it in all lower-case.
Password: Initially your password is your 7-digit campus ID number. The Linux lab server is not tied to your e-mail or other accounts, this password can be different than your other passwords.
Changing your password
After you log in, please change your password to something other than the default. Open a terminal window and type the following:
kpasswdYou will be prompted for your current password, and be able to choose your new password.
Logging in remotely
Some of the machines in the lab allow remote access via SSH. Connect to ssh.acs.uwosh.edu on port 1022 with an SSH client.SSH Clients:
- Windows: PuTTY
- Unix variants and Mac OS X: command-line ssh included with your OS
