Git Bash (Windows)

Requirements

• Have a NeSI account.

• Be a member of an active project.

First time setup

Git Bash can be downloaded as part of Git here.

The login process can be simplified with a few configurations.

1. Open Git Bash and run nano ~/.ssh/config to open your ssh config file and add the following (replacing <username> with your username):

   Host mahuika
      User <username>
      Hostname login.mahuika.nesi.org.nz
      ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p lander
      ForwardX11 yes
      ForwardX11Trusted yes
      ServerAliveInterval 300
      ServerAliveCountMax 2
   
   Host maui
      User <username>
      Hostname login.maui.nesi.org.nz
      ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p lander
      ForwardX11 yes
      ForwardX11Trusted yes
      ServerAliveInterval 300
      ServerAliveCountMax 2
   
   Host lander
      User <username>
      HostName lander.nesi.org.nz
      ForwardX11 yes
      ForwardX11Trusted yes
      ServerAliveInterval 300
      ServerAliveCountMax 2
   
   Host *
      ControlMaster auto
      ControlPersist 1
   

   Close and save with ctrl x, y, Enter

2. Ensure the permissions are correct by running chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config.

Usage

Assuming you have followed the setup above you will be able to connect to the clusters directly using;

ssh mahuika

or

ssh maui

As multiplexing is not configured you will have to enter in your login credentials every time you open a new terminal or try to move a file.

scp <path/filename> mahuika:~/

(For more info visit data transfer).