- Contents -

How to log into your account
How to change your password
Basic commands and usage

- How Do I Log In? -

To access your account, you need to use an SSH client to log in. The most popular free SSH client for Windows that I know of is called PuTTY and is a very small download. Just click the link here, and find the link labeled "putty.exe" on that page. When you start up PuTTY you will get a screen that looks like this:

After typing "divineright.org" in the box as shown in the image and making sure the protocol is set to "SSH", click the "Open" button to connect to the server. If you get a security warning, click yes on it. It is just making sure you are connecting to the correct server, and will only appear the first time you connect. You should end up with a screen that looks like this:

At the prompt, type in the username you chose for your account. Next, it will ask for your password. You should have been given a password when you signed up for the account: type it in here. Please note that the letters you type for your password will not be displayed on the screen. When you are done, you should be connected to your account, and get a screen that looks something like this, except with your username instead of "scion":

When you are done using your account, be sure to type "exit" at the prompt to log out before closing PuTTY!

- Password -

The first thing you should do once you get your new account is change your password. A good password will contain a mix of lower case and upper caseletters, as well as some numbers or other characters like ! or $ or @. Good passwords should not be based on words from the dictionary, and should never be based on any of your real life information that could be guessed.

To change your password, log into your account as described above and type the word 'passwd' at the prompt. It will ask for your new password twice. After that, your password will have been changed!

- Basic Usage -

After you are logged in, you have access to your files and the services provided on the server. Here are a few quick commands to get you started:

Command Syntax	Description
who	List the users that are using the server right now.
pwd	Print the name of the current directory.
ls -alh	List the files in the current directory.
nano -w <File>	Edit a file.
cd <Directory>	Change to another directory.
cp <File A> <File B>	Copy File A to File B, duplicating it.
mv <File A> <File B>	Move File A to File B, deleting File A.
rm <File A>	Remove File A.
tar cvzf <File A> <Other Files>	Create a tarred, GZipped file called File A with the other files inside it.
tar xvzf <File A>	Untar and un-GZip File A (which must be a tarred, GZipped file already).
unzip <File A>	Unzip File A (which must be a zipped file already).
exit	Exit from the shell.

If you're interested in learning a bit more about how to work with your shell, here are a few good starting points:
Learning the Shell
An Introduction to the Bash Shell
Advancing in the Bash Shell
The Bash FAQ
The Bash Reference Manual