One of the goals of STAT 598G is to help students gain basic familiarity with working in a Linux environment. Since our lab computers use windows, students will have to use ITAP software to log in to a linux account.

These instructions given below are adapted by those created by Hyukon Yun for the Fall 2010 semester. For Fall 2012 we will be working with the following ITaP machines

1. sage.ics.purdue.edu
2. mentor.ics.purdue.edu
3. expert.ics.purdue.edu (limited accounts)

When you first log in to your unix account you will not see a unix prompt, but rather an ITAP program that requires you to read your responsibilities on an ITAP computer. Follow the instructions that you see in the terminal and then log in again. On your subsequent log-ins you will see a standard unix prompt.

The following instruction applies only to Windows machines.

• Server URL: sage.ics.purdue.edu
• Account: Use your MyPurdue Account
• X Server:Xming-installed on ITaP machines)
• Terminal: Secure CRT or Putty or any other terminal program which supports the ssh connection.
• File Transfer: Filezilla or any software that supports SFTP

1. Run SecureCRT and choose 'File > Connect' (close the Quick Connect window if it did pop up)

2. Click on 'New Session'

3. Just click on 'Next'

4. Type hostname as 'sage.ics.purdue.edu' and username, and 'Next'

5. 'Next'

6. 'Finish'

7. Right click on the session and choose 'Properties'

8. Choose 'Connection > Port Forwarding > Remote/X11' and check on 'Forward X11 Packets'

1. Launch Xming First

2. Run SecureCRT

3. Use MyPurdue account to log in

pwd- shows current path/directory

ls - lists all files in current path or directory

cd - change directory