SSH (Secure Shell): access to shell and Pine

SSH (Secure Shell) has replaced Telnet as the preferred protocol for accessing shell (shell.willamette.edu), the university's multi-user shell access system. SSH can be run from any computer that is connected to the Internet.

Secure Shell is the program provided by Willamette University on University Equipment. Personal computers will need to use a different SSH program. WITS Currently recommends PuTTY for personal Windows computers. See below for instructions to download and use PuTTY

Pine is a text-menu-based Unix program that what will let you access your Willamette e-mail and is the most popular application on the shell system. The following instructions show how to access shell using SSH.

Start a SSH Session to shell

Windows:

1. Click the Start button and select Run
2. Type sshclient
   (Note: This software is not standard with Windows. See: SSH Clients for more information.)
3. Click OK.
   A window will pop up, titled “– default – SSH Secure Shell.”
4. Click on the Quick Connect button to begin the connection procedure. (Marked in blue.)
   
   
   
5. Type shell.willamette.edu in the Host Name field.
6. Type your username in the User Name field and click Connect.
7. If this is the first time you have connected to shell using this SSH client, you will be asked to verify shell's “host key fingerprint.” To do this, compare the fingerprint shown with the one posted here. The following is just an example of what this message looks like.
   
   
   
8. If the fingerprint does not match, do not continue. Report this to the WITS Help Desk. If the fingerprint shown is a match, click “Yes.” This will store the host key for shell so that you will be alerted to any mismatches in the future.
9. If you have connected to shell before, the SSH client will compare the host key fingerprint with the one it saved from the last time. You will receive an error if they do not match. Report this to the WITS Help Desk.
10. Next, you will see a window titled “Enter Authentication Response”. Type your passphrase and press Enter. This will log you in to the shell server.

PuTTY for Personal Windows machines (not University-Owned Property)
WITS is currently recommending the program Putty for SSH access to Willamette systems
Downloading Putty:
You can download Putty from here
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
When prompted to save the file, be sure to save it somewhere you can find again (i.e. Desktop)
Note: there is no install for putty. It just runs when you double-click it.

Using Putty to access shell.willamette.edu
1.    Launch putty.exe
2.    In the Host Name (or IP address) field type shell.willamette.edu
3.    Click Open at the bottom of the window.
4.    If this is the 1st time you’ve connected to shell.willamette.eduamp;#160; you should see a PuTTY security alert window appear.  Click Yes to accept the security certificate.
5.    Login As: type in your Willamette username and press enter
6.    Password: type in  your Willamette password
7.    You will now be logged into shell.willamette.edu and may use any of the programs and features provided.

Apple Mac OS X:

1. Open the Applications folder and then open the Utilities folder.
2. Start the Terminal application.
3. Type ssh <your_username>@shell.willamette.edu, where <your_username> is your network account username.
4. Press Enter.
5. If this is the first time you have connected to shell using this SSH client, you will be asked to verify shell's “host key fingerprint.” To do this, compare the fingerprint shown with the one posted here.

The authenticity of host 'shell (158.104.100.45)' can't be established.  
RSA key fingerprint is 94:48:d6:49:d8:3c:5a:ca:2f:15:8e:f6:7e:6a:97:62.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

6. If the fingerprint does not match, do not continue. Report this to the WITS Help Desk. If the fingerprint shown is a match, type “yes” and press Enter. This will save the host key for shell so that you will be alerted to any mismatches in the future.
7. If you have connected to shell before, the SSH client will compare the host key fingerprint with the one it saved from the last time. You will receive an error if they do not match. Report this to the WITS Help Desk.
8. Next, enter your passphrase at the “Password:” prompt. This will log you in to the shell server.

Start Pine

Windows or Macintosh:

1. At the main menu (or at the % prompt), type pine
2. Press Enter or return.
3. You will be prompted to enter your Willamette username and password a second time. Once you have logged in, follow the instructions on the screen. For more help, check out our Pine Documentation.