Logging in to myth with SSH
The first step of this assignment is to set up your own computer to log in to myth. Logging in through a program called ssh will allow you to work on the myth computers in a way that is indistinguishable from being physically in the Gates B08 room. While some version of ssh is available on all kinds of computers, the exact details of this step will be different depending on what kind of computer you have. This page is for Linux.
Linux
Use this if you have a Linux computer.
You'll type the ssh command inside the Terminal program on your Linux system. If you haven't used the Terminal program before and aren't sure what it is or where to find it, follow the instructions in this WikiHow guide.
The Terminal is the old-school Unix interface of your own Linux system. So you'll initially be seeing the files and programs of your own laptop, but through the lens of the command line. From there you can use the ssh command to connect to the myth machines. Just be sure to keep track in your own mind of whether you're on myth or your own laptop at any given moment! The ssh command you want to type is:
ssh [sunet]@myth.stanford.edu
where [sunet] is your SUNet ID (i.e., the name part of your stanford email address, so I would type ssh cbl@myth.stanford.edu). It will ask for your password, which is your usual Stanford password.
Successful login result
If you have successfully logged in to myth, you should see something like this:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
myth7.Stanford.EDU
Ubuntu 14.04 (Linux 3.13.0-106-generic amd64)
2 x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz, 7.73 GB RAM, 3.81 GB swap
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-> For help with your SUNetID, AFS, or class dirs call 725-HELP, or visit
http://helpsu.stanford.edu
-> For problems with hardware, local software, or facilities email
action@soe.stanford.edu
-> The myths are not for CPU-intensive workloads. For alternative
computers see http://farmshare.stanford.edu
-> To logout of the console, click in the background then hit ctrl-alt-del.
myth7:~>
The "myth7" part may name a different myth (myth1 or myth12, etc). Remember that Gates B08 contains many myth machines. When you ssh to "myth.stanford.edu" as a generic name, you are randomly assigned to one of the myths that is currently most idle (fewest other people trying to use it). This log in greeting message is simply telling you which one you were assigned. You may also ssh to a specific myth by using that myth's name (e.g., ssh cbl@myth9.stanford.edu), but you won't need to do this until perhaps the very last assignment. The myths all share a single file system called AFS, so any files you save for yourself on one myth will appear the same on other myths.
YOUR TURN: GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR COMPUTER, AND TRY THIS! Now is the time! Do not proceed until you have seen the text shown above, indicating a successful login.