CS department server login

Hostname: mars.cs.qc.cuny.edu
Username (all lowercase): First 2 letters of your last name, followed by first 2 letters of first name, followed by last 4 digits of CUNYfirst ID. If your name is John Doe and your CUNYfirst ID is 12345678, then your username is dojo5678
Password: Your 8 digits of CUNYfirst ID#

When you are on QC campus, make sure you sign in to qwifi-secure. qwifi-guest does not allow SSH connection to the server.
When you are off QC campus, CUNY Login MFA and GlobalProtect VPN are needed.
- How to setup CUNY Login MFA
- GlobalProtect Installation
If you have problem with qwifi-secured or CUNY Login MFA, contact QC Help Desk at https://support.qc.cuny.edu.

Logging onto your linux account using Windows

Download and Install SmarTTY.
Launch the SmarTTY program. Click New SSH connection.
Type mars.cs.qc.cuny.edu or 149.4.211.180 in the box labeled Host Name:
Type your username in the box labeled User Name:
Type your_password in the box labeled Password:
Uncheck the checkbox from Setup public key authentication and don't ask for password again.
Click Connect button.
Click the Save button to save the host key.
Click Start with a Regular Terminal or Start with a Smart Termianl as you prefer.

Click the button at the bottom of the terminal to dipaly the file list pane if you are using regular terminal. You can drag and drop the file between your local computer and your linux account.

Open the terminal app from Applications/Utilities folder and type
ssh your_username@mars.cs.qc.cuny.edu
Type yes to continue connecting
Type your_password. Nothing will display on your screen when you type your password. Press ENTER after you complete your password entry.

Click Start menu, type Windows Powershell or cmd to launch Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt and type
ssh your_username@mars.cs.qc.cuny.edu
Type yes to continue connecting
Type your_password. Nothing will display on your screen when you type your password. Press ENTER after you complete your password entry.

If you see a message "REMOTE HOST IDENTIFCATION HAS CHANGED" that prevents you from login, delete the filename, known_hosts from your home folder in your Mac, type:
rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts

In your Mac terminal / Windows Powershell prompt, use cd command to go to the folder where you have the file to upload/download
e.g. type: cd Documents
sftp your_username@mars.cs.qc.cuny.edu
To upload a file, e.g. project1.cpp, type
put project1.cpp
To download a file, e.g. project1.cpp type
get project1.cpp