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We have several machines, which are hosted at Peer1. Here are brief descriptions of each of the machines you'll need to know about, and what they do. We have several machines. Here are brief descriptions of each of the machines you can log into.
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|| '''Machine name''' || '''IP address'''|| '''Description''' ||
|| {{{mire.hcoop.net}}} || 69.90.123.68 || This is the machine that serves all of our members' websites. Members can log into this machine. ||
|| {{{deleuze.hcoop.net}}} || 69.90.123.67 || This is our mail server, database server, primary DNS nameserver, and the machine that serves [http://hcoop.net] ('''when the migration period is complete'''). Members may not log into this machine. ||
|| '''Hostname''' || '''Machine name''' || '''IP address'''|| '''Description''' ||
|| `ssh.hcoop.net` || bog || 69.90.123.72 || Production shell server and custom daemons ||
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For further details on our machines, including the machines that are not listed here, take a look at the NewSystemHardware page. The current shell machine is [[ServerBog|bog]], and is running [[http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/|Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze]].

For further details on our machines, including the machines that are not listed here, take a look at the [[Hardware]] page.
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The only machine that you can log into as a member is {{{mire.hcoop.net}}}. Use SSH to log in, by typing the following, where '''USER''' is your HCoop username. Only `ssh.hcoop.net` is accessible to members. To login, use [[http://www.openssh.org/|SSH]] where

 username :: Your HCoop username
 host :: `ssh.hcoop.net`

You may also use Kerberos for [[/PasswordlessLogin]].

== GNU/Linux, OS X, BSD ==

Open a shell and run:
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ssh USER@mire.hcoop.net ssh USERNAME@ssh.hcoop.net
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= Changing the Default Shell = == Microsoft Windows ==

If you use Windows and are unfamiliar with SSH, you will most likely want to install [[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html|Putty]], a popular and FreeSoftware SSH client. See the [[http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.62/htmldoc/Chapter2.html#gs|putty getting started guide]] for more information.

= Security Restrictions =

We have some security restrictions in place on the shell servers designed to thwart would-be attackers. Basic http, irc to trusted networks, etc. work by default, and we liberally grant requests for additional network permissions (See FirewallRules).

= Installing Software =

Our shell server is running a basic installation of Debian Squeeze. You may find that all of the software you need is already installed, but if not you may [[https://members.hcoop.net/portal/apt|request installation of packages]] available in [[http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/|squeeze]] and [[http://packages.debian.org/squeeze-backports/|squeeze-backports]].

Software not provided by Debian may be manually installed somewhere like `~/local/` in your home directory.

= Tips =

== Changing the Default Shell ==
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= Web Interface for Login =

We also have an AJAX SSH service at [http://ssh.hcoop.net/]. This allows you to use a web browser to log into {{{mire}}}, provided that you have a fairly modern web browser.

= Password-less Login =

Consult the [:/PasswordlessLogin:Password-less Login] subpage for instructions.

= Security Restrictions =

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

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

bog

69.90.123.72

Production shell server and custom daemons

The current shell machine is bog, and is running Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze.

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

Logging In

Only ssh.hcoop.net is accessible to members. To login, use SSH where

username
Your HCoop username
host

ssh.hcoop.net

You may also use Kerberos for /PasswordlessLogin.

GNU/Linux, OS X, BSD

Open a shell and run:

ssh USERNAME@ssh.hcoop.net

Microsoft Windows

If you use Windows and are unfamiliar with SSH, you will most likely want to install Putty, a popular and FreeSoftware SSH client. See the putty getting started guide for more information.

Security Restrictions

We have some security restrictions in place on the shell servers designed to thwart would-be attackers. Basic http, irc to trusted networks, etc. work by default, and we liberally grant requests for additional network permissions (See FirewallRules).

Installing Software

Our shell server is running a basic installation of Debian Squeeze. You may find that all of the software you need is already installed, but if not you may request installation of packages available in squeeze and squeeze-backports.

Software not provided by Debian may be manually installed somewhere like ~/local/ in your home directory.

Tips

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


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