Accessing your account from Windows
This guide will walk you through accessing your shell account from Windows. You can also check out this video: Connecting to Siriad from Windows
Note: If you are logging in for the first time, you will need to make sure you are on a computer with a public IP address (this is necessary in order to change your password).
- Download and install Kerberos for Windows: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/index.html
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Authenticate using installed Network Identity Manager (MIT Kerberos for Windows)
username: <Your Siriad username>
realm: SIRIAD.COM (All uppercase)
password: <Your Siriad password> - Download and install Putty : http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
- Run Putty
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Enable GSSAPI authentication
Connection -> SSH -> Auth -> GSSAPI -> 'Attempt GSSAPI authentication (SSH-2 only) -
Enable GSSAPI credential delegation (Warning: failure to complete this step will result in successful login without mounting your home directory)
Connection -> SSH -> Auth -> GSSAPI -> 'Allow GSSAPI credential delegation' - After checking the box, connect to shell.siriad.com
- After connecting with the username, you should be logged in.
There may be a noncritical error regarding Kerberos version 4 that pops up when authenticating with Network Identity Manager. This error can be safely ignored.
Note: For FTP access, try WinSCP (http://winscp.net/eng/index.php). Be sure to select the 'Advanced options' checkbox and then navigate to: SSH -> Authentication -> 'Attemp GSSAPI/SSPI authentication (SSH-2)'