Windows
Windows 10
If you have Windows 10, you can enable Developer Mode to be able to log in to myth through a Linux environment on your own laptop (you could also follow the older Windows version instructions below instead--your choice).
First, follow the instructions here to the end of that page. After you create a Unix user (last step at that page), you need to make a settings adjustment to the screen buffer size (allows you to scroll back further in your window history, it will make your life much easier later):
- Right click the Bash on Ubuntu on Windows logo at the bottom of the screen.
- Right click on the "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" text, click on properties.
- Click on the layout tab, and adjust "Screen Buffer Height" to a large value (e.g. 9000).
After this point, close the Ubuntu on Windows program and then start it again. In this program, you'll initially be seeing the files and programs of your own laptop but through the lens of Unix. 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.
Windows (all versions)
(optional for Windows 10, required for versions older than Windows 10)
Download and install the SecureCRT software program that will run ssh for you. It is available for download free from Stanford (usually $100). Of the two download options at that link (32-bit and 64-bit), choose 64-bit unless your computer is more than about 5 years old.
After the program is installed, you want to go to File -> Quick Connect. Enter Hostname "myth.stanford.edu". For Username, enter your SUNet ID (i.e., the name part of your stanford email address). * Leave everything else as-is, and click Connect.
It will ask you for a password; use your usual Stanford password. You don't need to type the ssh command as with Linux and macOS--the SecureCRT program is your ssh client.
Note: if you are unable to install SecureCRT for some reason (for example, if it is not your computer and you don't have permission to install software), download the Putty program instead. It does not require install; you just directly run the downloaded putty.exe file. Putty is available here. It works basically the same as SecureCRT, but has fewer "nice-to-have" features such as copy-pasting from the screen.
Successful login result
If you have successfully logged in to myth, you should see something like this:
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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
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-> 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.