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Step-by-step guide

Pre-requisite: In the please create a ssh config file write the below  .ssh/config  adapting the template below. 

Host ela

    HostName ela.cscs.ch

    User <username>

    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/cscs-key

Host daint-ela

    Hostname daint.cscs.ch

    User <username>

    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/cscs-key

    ProxyJump ela

Host eiger-ela

    Hostname eiger.cscs.ch

    User <username>

    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/cscs-key

    ProxyJump ela

Note:

1. The ssh config file can be written in many different ways, the template above sample is for your reference only
2. username in The <username>  in the above snippet needs to be configured with your cscs username
3. The naming convention for Host is  is given as daint-ela or eiger-ela as an example and it's : please adjust it to your own preference

Step - 1:

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Please log in to the SSHService web application to generate keys and download (or)

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or download the keys using the sshservice-cli 

Step - 2: Make sure the downloaded keys are copied to the folder ~/.ssh with names cscs-key

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  and cscs-key-cert.pub

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. The permission

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of cscs-key should be set

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as 600 

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The above two steps are required if you are connecting for the first time or if the downloaded keys got expired

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Step - 3: Connect to

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Piz Daint or Eiger via the frontend Ela using the commands below:

ssh daint-ela 

OR

ssh eiger-ela

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