Account Information :

You will be issued a username and a temporary password by the instructor of the course. The first thing to do is to change your temporary password. You can do this by logging in to one of the machines in the classroom using the username and temporary password. Once you are logged in, open a new terminal window,this can be done by clicking on the redhat on the menu bar, then click on the system tools, then click on "new terminal." Once you opened a new terminal type yppasswd to invoke the password changing program. It will first ask you for your old password, then will ask you for a new password. Try to choose a password that is easy for you to remember.

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Remote Login :

In case you would like to access your account from a remote location you can telnet to gauss, if you are using Windows this can be done by clicking on the Start menu and under Run type telnet gauss.pa.msu.edu, then enter your login name and password.the same can be done under the prompt for UNIX if using UNIX. If you prefer to work under a secure shell you can do that by typing: ssh BPS1240-xx [program] where xx is the PC number from 01 to 10. We should mention that this command will work only on the machines in the classroom and in case you have a computer that you use frequently to connect to the cluster then you should download and install the secure shell.

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