2.6) Access From Linux/Unix

Generally, SSH and X11 server software are bundled with all Linux distributions, and Unix variants. In the unlikely event that they are missing from your installation, please look at the installation instructions for your specific distribution.

To access ARC2, launch your terminal application and at the command prompt issue:

$ ssh –X <username>@arc2.leeds.ac.uk

Where <username> is your username on ARC2. You should be prompted for your password. The optional –X option, will switch on X11 forwarding. This means that provided your local display is set correctly, you can launch graphical applications on ARC2 and have the graphics forwarded to your local display.

On the successful execution of the above command you should now be connected to a login node on ARC2. You should notice that your shell prompt would have changed to something like:

[username@login2.arc2 ~]$

To log off simply issue the command:

$ exit