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Nevis Linux Cluster FAQThe answers to many Frequently Asked Questions about the Nevis Linux cluster. It covers subjects not addressed by the other Linux cluster pages. If you're looking for answers to questions about mail, try the mail page. For questions about printers and printing, try the printing page.Speed issues
The "setup" commandI tried to use the setup command, but it doesn't work.Some things to check:
Using ssh or sftp without typing a passwordThis guide![]() What's the different between a password and and a passphrase?
Why a passphrase instead of a password?A passphrase would protect you if the files in your~/.ssh
directory were stolen. Without your passphrase, the contents of
~/.ssh/identity or ~/.ssh/id-rsa are useless. If
you use your computer in an environment where it's reasonable to
assume, for example, that strangers would use your unguarded terminal
to copy your files while you walked away for lunch, then passphrases
are good idea.
However, they are also cumbersome to use; ssh and sftp![]() ![]() ![]() RETURN when ssh-keygen![]() ~/.ssh are
protected from casual viewers, they are not protected from system
administrators, and (at least in theory) can be copied from the backup![]() Connecting to Linux from a Windows machineIf you want to connect to Linux and run X11 programs on a Windows machine, I recommend MobaXterm![]() Transferring files between Linux and Windows machinesTwo popular options are:
tango.nevis.columbia.edu that acts a central file server
for the Windows systems at Nevis. Contact [[http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/ewarn.pl?sysadmin&nevis.columbia.edu][a
systems amdministrator]] if you need to have files shared on
this server.
Java web-browser pluginWith the recent security problems associated with Java, please consider using some other method to accomplish your task. Now that you've been warned: If you want to run Java via a web browser in Linux, it should work. All of the systems on the Linux cluster have a version of Sun's Java Development Kit![]() ![]() less less
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