Remote Access to TMU Unix systems

You can remotely access the TMU SCS Unix systems to work on
the lab exercises and course assignments (for Unix, C, and C++
language parts).

If you have a PC:

1. Use "PuTTy" (free download at www.putty.org). All you

need is the putty.exe file. Navigate to: "Alternative
binary files" and the section which shows:

putty.exe (the SSH and Telnet client itself)

64-bit x86: putty.exe (signature)
64-bit Arm: putty.exe (signature)
32-bit x86: putty.exe (signature)
Pick the one for your processor. (You don't need the
Package Files.)

2. Hostname is: moon.cs.torontomu.ca

If you have a Mac (I don't), I have been told that you should:

1. Open a Terminal window.

2. Type "ssh yourShortID@moon.cs.torontomu.ca"

First time login:

1. If you see a Security prompt about a fingerprint, answer
YES.

2. Accept
3. At the login prompt, enter your ShortID (How to find your
ShortID).
4.
a. Returning TMU/Ryerson student who has taken a
CCPS or CPS course before:
 Use the same password from that course. The SCS
password is distinct from the my.torontomu.ca and D2L
systems. If you have forgotten your old password,
email request@cs.torontomu.ca FROM your TMU email
(Gmail) account.

b. New student to a CCPS or CPS course at TMU:

Your initial password is 8 digits MMDDSSSS where

MMDD is your birthdate and SSSS is the LAST 4 digits
of your student number. As you type a password it will
be INVISIBLE (no asterisks, no dots, etc.); Unix is still
listening to your typing!

5. You will be prompted to create a new password. Watch the

prompts carefully! It will ask you again for your Current
Kerberos Password. You need to re-enter the MMDDSSSS
before typing your new password. Again all keystrokes into
the password prompts are INVISIBLE.
 6. The new password needs to be at least 8 characters long
and include UPPER, lowercase letters, and digits/special
characters.
7. As soon as you've entered your new password the second
time, the window will snap closed. Poof!
8. Open PuTTY again and login with your new password.

Alternative to PuTTY
There is a web-based interface which provides command line
access to the Unix moon systems at:
https://csra.cs.torontomu.ca/

Still can't login to moon?

Double check your ShortID (did you actually check in the Self-Serve section and follow the
instructions?). Don't assume that your ShortID is probably your email address.

If you've followed all these instructions exactly, and still can't

login, email request@cs.torontomu.ca FROM your TMU email
(Gmail) account and ask to have your password reset. Include
your ShortID in your message. This will go to the Computer
Science department system admins. (For Moon Unix issues, do
not try to contact TMU CCS Help Desk or D2L Help – they do not
manage the Moon systems and cannot help you.)

Usage
All tools (editors, Unix OS, C language compiler, debugger, etc.)
are already installed on our Unix systems. You do not need to
install any of this on your own computer.
To create and edit files in the Unix system, you must use a Unix
text editor (e.g. vi, pico, emacs) within Unix. Do not use
Windows notepad.exe because Windows and Unix have different
file formats (newlines) and you will have compatibility problems.

Files which you create on the Unix system will be visible to you in
the labs and through remote access. You do not need to transfer
files back and forth to your home computer.

Programs you create in the lab in your Unix account will run in
the same way when run remotely and vice versa.