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Login.uib.no is open for logins through [[ssh]] from the world. You can use commands like scp, rsync and sftp too to transfer files or you can connect to other machines on camus (e.g. your work station or computing servers). Login uses the UiB Linux Client setup.
 
== About the login service ==
 
login.uib.no is open for logins through [[ssh]] from the world. Services it provides are primarily tools to transfer and synchronize files from your home directory or other resources. You can also use it as a gateway to connect to your workstation or computing servers on campus.
 
Standard linux command line tools for file transfers are available
 
* scp
* sftp
* rsync
 
From 22.02.2012 login.uib.no runs RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.
 
== Available software ==
 
login is not to be used to run graphical or processor-intensive software. If you have a need for software that you think should be on login, please tell us at http://bs.uib.no


==Guides==
==Guides==
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==Setup==
== Technical information ==
Login is in reality two machines, placed at different locations for redundancy. The nodes Login1 and Login2 will automatically take both addresses if it looses contact with the other. When one connect to login.uib.no one will be connected to a random node, but you may also use the direct address (e.g. login1.uib.no) if need be.
 
login.uib.no is a virtual machine in our VMware Cluster. As of today it has no automatic failover but this will be setup as the new computer facility at Realfagsbygget moves to production throughout 2012.
 
== Alternate login-service ==
 
If login.uib.no seems to be down or you have special needs, the ssh-service on ''alf.uib.no'' can also be used.
 
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Revision as of 12:54, 22 February 2012


About the login service

login.uib.no is open for logins through ssh from the world. Services it provides are primarily tools to transfer and synchronize files from your home directory or other resources. You can also use it as a gateway to connect to your workstation or computing servers on campus.

Standard linux command line tools for file transfers are available

  • scp
  • sftp
  • rsync

From 22.02.2012 login.uib.no runs RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.

Available software

login is not to be used to run graphical or processor-intensive software. If you have a need for software that you think should be on login, please tell us at http://bs.uib.no

Guides

Copy files using scp/sftp on Windows

Use WinSCP or SSH Secure Shell or similar software that supports scp/sftp and point it to login.uib.no on port 22 using protocol ssh/scp/sftp.

Copy files using rsync on Linux

Copy from login to local linux

rsync -vr bruker@login.uib.no:katalog/fil .

Copy from local Linux to login

rsync -vr katalog/fil bruker@login.uib.no:.

Technical information

login.uib.no is a virtual machine in our VMware Cluster. As of today it has no automatic failover but this will be setup as the new computer facility at Realfagsbygget moves to production throughout 2012.

Alternate login-service

If login.uib.no seems to be down or you have special needs, the ssh-service on alf.uib.no can also be used.