Instructions for connecting to CS department servers using SSH and other remote access tools.
Use Secure Shell (ssh) to connect to `users.cs.umb.edu`.
For Windows users:
We recommend the following free ssh client console/file transfer packages:
[PuTTY] (https://www.puttyssh.org).
[Bitvise] (https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download).
For Mac users:
We recommend the Terminal application that comes with the Mac.

Check if you already have preexisting SSH key
ls -al ~/.ssh/id_*.pub
If you do, you can skip next step and upload them, or back them up and generate a new key
Open terminal and run the command
ssh-keygen -t ed25519
Press enter to accept the default file location and file name
Decide whether or not you want a keyphrase
Verify the process by running the command
ls ~/.ssh/id_*
Copy the key to the server with the command below and enter your password when prompted
ssh-copy-id username@users.cs.umb.edu
If your machine does not have ssh-copy-id, use the below command
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub | ssh username@users.cs.umb.edu "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

Emacs is available to be used on the CS servers via typing emacs filename on the command line
Enter ctrl-h h for help regarding basics of emacs

VSCode can be used to access the CS servers via the Remote - SSH extension.
After installing the extension, ctrl-shift-p and select "Remote-SSH: Connect to Host..." and enter the connection string "ssh username@users.cs.umb.edu"
For convenience, set up passwordless login

pdfTeX is available to be used on the served to edit .tex files and output them as pdfs
Enter latex -help for help regarding pdfTeX usage