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Using a Linux Shell and SSH/SFTP to Access organization.rice.edu

WARNING:  organization.rice.edu is a legacy server.  The old ruf.rice.edu web pages are deprecated.  

DO NOT continue to point to web pages at ruf.rice.edu.  DO NOT continue to update web pages here. 

NOTE:  This direct SSH will work either from an on-campus network, or when connected via VPN

Using a Linux Shell and SSH/SFTP to organization.rice.edu

To upload and download files from organization.rice.edu, use the following SFTP command

sftp username@organization.rice.edu put local_file_to_server.txt get remote_file_from_server.txt

Begin an SSH session

• Enter the SSH command shown above. Entering this command will show a confirmation for the server's fingerprint. Type "yes" * to continue.

• Next enter your password. (Note: it will appear as if nothing is happening as you type your password, this is normal.)

• Once you are into the system, you will be at your home directory, where you can manipulate files and folders.

• To exit, type "exit" * and press enter.

Using SFTP to Upload and Download Files/Folders

• Open another terminal or Linux shell and change directories to your local directory.

• Use the SFTP command listed above to gain access to organization.rice.edu, then type in your password

• Now you can use the PUT and GET commands to upload and download files/folders to organization.rice.edu respectively. In this example, I uploaded a generic text file called "test_file" and I downloaded the current contents of my public_html folder to my local directory. To exit the session, once again, type "exit" *.

See Also:

• Start a Mac terminal window and connect to CLEaR (or any Rice Server) from a Mac
• Two-factor Authentication (Duo) and VPN