This page explains how to access your UNIX shell account at KICS. It gets you to the "$" prompt. Typing commands at the $ prompt is often the quickest way to manage your files and mailing lists @yourdomain.com.

(a) Using SSH with UNIX

If you use something like Linux or FreeBSD at home, just type "ssh login@kics.bc.ca" at the shell prompt. (Replace "login" with your account name.)

You will be asked to type your password. Then you'll see something like this:

login@kics:~ $ 

(b) Using SSH with Windows

Putty is another program you can use to log in by SSH or Telnet. Download putty.exe (372K) and save it on your desktop. To use it:

1. Open the putty.exe icon on your desktop.
2. Type kics.bc.ca in the "host name" box.
3. Choose the SSH protocol.
4. Click the Open button.
5. When prompted, type your login name and your FTP password.

For more information, consult the Putty manual or the Putty home page.

Public keys

The first time you connect, Putty will warn you that it doesn't recognize the server's public key, and ask you whether to save it for next time. If you do, Tera Term will be able to warn you in the unlikely event that someone tries a "man-in-the-middle" attack (masquerading as our server in an attempt to obtain your password).

Our server's RSA key fingerprint is 3a:37:c5:09:35:25:e2:e2:4c:63:a4:4b:76:d6:64:8a. Its DSS key fingerprint is d0:07:c1:49:85:a7:94:ac:2a:6f:8d:74:3f:1e:04:37.

Here is the RSA public key:

1024 35 1322372297387675672108632165604489342
326151644324618290814360581595908946271833130
968212524313835717408079157169676220709646164
720334614458685993588319996346749321900450770
700662303344989693878722725906849883212713995
794824685516110453110567277621694419013884839
881525264621592431231744423510501913323674236
79 root@duo.kics.bc.ca

 

dr-x-----x (501) for a directory containing php scripts
-------r-- (004) for .htaccess and .htpasswd
-r-------- (400) for a .php script
-r-x------ (500) for a .cgi program in perl/sh/etc
---x------ (100) for a .cgi program in a compiled language like C
-------r-- (004) for an .html file

drwx-----x (701) for a directory containing php scripts
-rw----r-- (604) for .htaccess and .htpasswd
-rw------- (600) for a .php script
-rwx------ (700) for a .cgi program
-rw----r-- (604) for an .html file

$ cd
$ chmod 701 example.com
$ chmod 604 example.com/.htaccess
$ chmod 600 example.com/example.php
$ chmod 700 example.com/example.cgi
$ chmod 604 example.com/example.html
$ ls -ld example.com example.com/* example.com/.htaccess
drwx-----x  2 example  example  512 Dec 5 15:27 example.com
-rw----r--  1 example  example   83 Dec 5 15:27 example.com/.htaccess
-rwx------  1 example  example  540 Dec 5 15:27 example.com/example.cgi
-rw----r--  1 example  example  900 Dec 5 15:27 example.com/example.html
-rw-------  1 example  example  899 Dec 5 15:27 example.com/example.php