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MemberManual / ShellAccess

This is the chapter of the MemberManual that describes how to log in to our machines, and provides a brief explanation of what our machines do.

Contents

  1. Our Machines
  2. Logging In
  3. Changing the Default Shell
  4. Web Interface for Login
  5. Password-less Login
  6. Security Restrictions

Our Machines

We have several machines. Here are brief descriptions of each of the machines you can log into.

Hostname

Machine name

IP address

Description

ssh.hcoop.net

mire

69.90.123.68

"Production" member web sites and custom daemons

For further details on our machines, including the machines that are not listed here, take a look at the Hardware page.

Logging In

Use SSH to log in, by typing the following, where USER is your HCoop username. 

ssh USER@ssh.hcoop.net

Changing the Default Shell

If you wish to change your login shell, then create a symlink called ~/.loginshell whose target is your shell of choice. Here is one example: 

ln -sf /bin/zsh ~/.loginshell

Web Interface for Login

We also have an AJAX SSH service at https://ssh.hcoop.net/. This allows you to use a web browser to SSH in, provided that you have a fairly modern web browser.

Password-less Login

Consult the Password-less Login subpage for instructions.

Security Restrictions

We have some security restrictions in place on the shell servers. They are documented here: ShellServerSecurityRestrictions.