THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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VCL
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provides
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the
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ability
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for
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end
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users
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to
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authenticate
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to
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Linux
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environments
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using
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SSH
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identity
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keys. The
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user
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must
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first create an
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SSH
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key
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pair
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(private
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and
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public)
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before
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proceeding
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with
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the
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steps
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below.
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See
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the
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following
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link
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for
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information
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on
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creating
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and
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using
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SSH
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key
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pairs.
Once
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SSH
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key
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pairs
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are
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created,
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perform
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the
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following
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steps
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to
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enable
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this
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feature
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for
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your
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VCL
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account.
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1.
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Go
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to
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your
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VCL
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"User
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Preferences".
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2.
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Select
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"General
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Preferences".
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3.
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Click
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the
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Enable
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radio
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button
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under
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Use
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public
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key
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authentication
for SSH logins
4. Paste the contents of your public key file in the "Public keys" box.
5. Click the "Submit General Preferences" button.
On your next VCL reservation, your public key will be inserted onto the assigned machine.
NOTE: This change will not be applied to existing reservations.
To test this change, make a new reservation as normal.
Specify the private key that matches the public key you used in the
previous steps when you attempt to make an SSH connection with the
VCL image.
If you are using a Linux or Mac machine to connect with the VCL image
you can use the following SSH syntax in a terminal window.
ssh -i
NOTE: This change will not be applied to existing reservations. ...
<path_to_private_ssh_key>
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<username>@<ipaddress>
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Replace
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<path_to_private_ssh_key>
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with
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the
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actual
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directory
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path
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to
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your
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private
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ssh
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key
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(e.g.
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.ssh/id_rsa).
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Replace
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<username>
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with
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your
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actual
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username.
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Replace
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<ipaddress>
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with
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the
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IP
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address
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of
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the
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VCL
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image
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listed
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in
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the
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Current
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reservation
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page.
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If
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you
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are
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using
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a
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local
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Windows
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machine,
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you'll
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probably
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be
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using
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Putty
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for
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you
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SSH
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connection.
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Make
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sure
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you
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specify
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the
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"private
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key
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file
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for
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authentication"
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in
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the
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"Options
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controlling
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SSH
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authentication"
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section
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of
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Putty.
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You
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can
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find
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this
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section
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by
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navigating
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through
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the
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options
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on
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the
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left
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side
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of
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Putty...
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Connection >> SSH >> Auth
WARNING: The ssh identity key will not work for images where your home directory
resides on a network file system that cannot be accessed until you
authenticate to the remote computer. Such as OpenAFS.
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