ssh the above command (replacing with your University user name).To allow X programs running on hamilton display graphics on your desktop, please add the -X flag if you are on Linux. Mac OS X users will need to first install Xquartz, and use the -Y flag to ssh. Windows users will need to use MobaXterm (see below). If you are using Hamilton from off campus, or find graphics performance to be unstable or poor, please consider using X2GO (see below).ĭetailed information on how to use this command can be found by entering the command man ssh on Linux or Mac OS X. scp the command (replacing with your University user name, and with the file in the current directory you wish to transfer to hamilton).ĭetailed information on how to use this command can be found by entering the command man scp on Linux or Mac OS X.There is further advice on transferring files to and from Hamilton on the storage page. These provide either additional features or an easier to use interface: In addition to the basic ssh and scp commands, there are various other tools that can be used. MobaXterm is a fully-featured SSH client, providing both a command prompt on the remote computer, together with a drag-and-drop interface to transfer files and an integrated X server (useful for running graphical programs on Hamilton). To use, first download and install from here. Once the application is started, click on the Session toolbar button ( Figure 1, below), which will open a Session settings window ( Figure 2). uk into the Remote host field and then click Open ( Figure 3). Click on the SSH toolbar button and enter. Enter your University username or password when prompted (we recommend that you do not let mobaxterm save your password and tick the Do not show this message again checkbox). Once logged in, the command prompt on Hamilton can be found on the right, and a file browser view of Hamilton can be found on the left. Please note that administrator privileges are not required to run the Portable edition version.įiles can be dragged and dropped from a File Explorer window on your machine.Īfter you have created this first SSH session, a shortcut will be available in the User sessions section when starting MobaXterm ( Figure 4). This is available when connecting from Linux, Windows or Apply Mac OS X computers and is superior to using an SSH client when: MOBAXTERM COMMANDS PORTABLE Running graphical applications on Hamilton when connecting from off-campus.You may find that such programs can be slow when using an SSH client such as MobaXterm or the Linux/Mac ssh command from home. This is because the way Linux does its graphics ("X11") is quite chatty, which doesn't lend itself to working over home broadband connections and wireless networks. Running 3D graphical applications on Hamilton.You may find that such programs crash or are unstable.
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