SSH Key Authentication
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These instructions assist existing users of Cheaha in getting access to Big Green / Cheaha2.
Mac OS X
- On your Mac open Terminal application.
- Run the following command on your terminal:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
- You can put a passphrase for your SSH key ( Not mandatory but highly recommended)
- A id_rsa.pub file would have been created.
- Open the file by running less ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and copy the content.
- Press q to exit out of the file.
- Now SSH to your cheaha.uabgrid.uab.edu account , and paste the content in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys using your favorite editor.
- Now log out from cheaha.uabgrid.uab.edu
- Run
ssh blazerid@cheaha.rc.uab.edu .
- You should have been able to login to Big Green.
Linux
- On your linux machine open Terminal application.
- Run the following command on your terminal:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
- You can put a passphrase for your SSH key ( Not mandatory but highly recommended)
- A id_rsa.pub file would have been created.
- Open the file by running less ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and copy the content.
- Press q to exit out of the file.
- Now SSH to your cheaha.uabgrid.uab.edu account , and paste the content in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys using your favorite editor.
- Now log out from cheaha.uabgrid.uab.edu
- Run
ssh '''blazerid'''@cheaha.rc.uab.edu .
- You should have been able to login to Big Green.