SSH (Terminal)
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To log in to Oscar you need Secure Shell (SSH) on your computer.
There are two options for signing into Oscar: with or without VPN.
ssh.ccv.brown.edu
You can connect from anywhere. You will need Two Factor Authentication
sshcampus.ccv.brown.edu
You can connect when whithin Brown Wifi, Network or VPN. You will need to .
poodcit4.services.brown.edu
This is the host to be used when , i.e., Visual Studio Code.
transfer.ccv.brown.edu
This host is used to using SFTP protocol
To log in to Oscar, open a terminal and
If you are not connected to the Brown VPN, use the following command:
If you are connected to the Brown VPN, use the following command:
The -X
allows Oscar to display windows on your machine. This allows you to open and use GUI-based applications, such as the text editor gedit
.
If you are not connected to the Brown VPN, use username@ssh.ccv.brown.edu
as the Host Name and click Open.
If you are connected to the Brown VPN, use username@sshvpn.ccv.brown.edu
as the Host Name and click Open.
The first time you connect to Oscar you will see a message about the authenticity of the host:
You can type yes
and press return. On subsequent logins you should not see this message.
You will then be prompted for your password.
You will now be in your home directory on Oscar. In your terminal you will see a prompt like this:
Congratulations, you are now on one of the Oscar login nodes! The login nodes are for administrative tasks such as editing files and compiling code. To use Oscar for computation you will need to use the compute nodes. To get to the compute nodes from the login nodes you can either start an interactive session on a compute node, or submit a batch job.
Please do not run CPU-intense or long-running programs directly on the login nodes! The login nodes are shared by many users, and you will interrupt other users' work.
Watch our videos on and .
Windows users need to install an SSH client. We recommend , a free SSH client for Windows.
Confused? Watch our or .