Connect to the Mason Cluster via SSH

Certain tasks on the Mason Cluster require certain commands be executed on the command line. This tutorial describes how to connect to the server for this purpose.

Prerequisites

• A Mason Cluster account
• A SSH client:
  • SSH Secure Shell (Windows / Free download off the ITU Site)
  • Terminal (Mac OS X / Part of the OS, located in /Applications/Utilities)

Connect to the Server

Using Secure Shell (Windows)

Connecting to mason.gmu.edu

1. Open up the Secure Shell Client (Not the File Transfer Client).
2. Hit Quick Connect and enter mason.gmu.edu for the Host Name, and your username.
3. If this is your first time connecting, you'll probably get a few warning messages. Push OK to clear those.
4. Enter your mason.gmu.edu password

At this point, you should have a mason> prompt.

Using Terminal (Mac OS X/Linux)

1. Open up the Terminal application (Located in Applications/Utilities)
2. Enter ssh username@mason.gmu.edu replacing username appropriately.
3. Enter your mason.gmu.edu password

At this point, you should have a mason> prompt.