PuTTY User Manual
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1. How to use Putty Putty is a free Secure Shell client for Windows that will allow you to connect to a Linux Server You will be using putty extensively in this course so it is critical that you configure it correctly and learn how to use it Please do the following 1 Download PuTTy exe from http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty download html Place the PuTTy exe file in your Windows folder a Make a shortcut to PuTTy exe on your desktop by right clicking on your desktop select New Shortcut and navigate to PuTTy exe 2 When you click on the putty shortcut you should see a screen like this Load save or delete a stored session Saved Sessions Default Settings 3 To configure a new session do the following a Enter the IP number of your assigned Linux server b Put SVCLinxServer in the Saved Sessions field c Click save d Connect to the SVC Lab VPN in to MV or WIC e Click Open 4 You should get a message from the server regarding security a Click Yes b This message will only be sent the first time you login 5 You should get a login prompt 6 Log in initially as the username root password of cislsTheBest remember the at the end 10 11 How to use Putty After logging in create a new user using your last name as the username a Type useradd yourMySVCusername p yourMySVCPassword at the prompt If you wish you may also change the screen colors by doing the followi2. ng a b C d g h Click on your putty shortcut Select your SVCLinuxServer Session and Click Load In the left panel click on Colours Select Default Foreground Modify 1 Black works well Select Default Background Modify 1 White works well Select Appearance 1 Set the font used for terminal window 2 Change 3 Fixedsys 4 Click OK Click Session Click Save To test your new setting click Open If you cannot successfully connect to your Linux server and you are first connected to the network lab let me know as soon as possible To exit the putty session type exit
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