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Before You Login

If you have not changed your IT Services password since August 2013 then you must do so before you will be able to login. All user password changes are manage via the My IT Account  web page. Click on the Password Management (IDM) link in the Manage Your Password field to change your password. You may be given the option to 'synchronise' your password, please use this if you do not want to change your password. The password change (or synchronisation) may take a few minutes before it is visible to the servers.

Who has access to these machines

If you are a undergraduate you will only have access to the teaching servers.  If you need access to the research machines please email itsupport@york.ac.uk.

Everyone else automatically has access to the research machines.  Please reserve the teaching machines for undergraduates and teaching use only.

Accessing research and teaching servers from off-campus

To access the research servers from Off-Campus you can either use the Virtual Private Network - VPN or the SSH gateway service (registration required).

Access from a UNIX server or desktop

To login from a terminal window, type the following from your local device with your university username (abc123): 

Logging into research0

$ssh username@research0.york.ac.uk

 If you require X forwarding, type:

Logging research0 with X forwarding

$ ssh -X username@research0.york.ac.uk

You will be prompted for your IT Services password.

Accessing teaching0 is done in the same manner.

Access from a Windows desktop

Command-line access using PuTTY

PuTTY is available on all IT Services Managed Windows systems: it is pre-installed on Classroom PCs, on Office PCs you can install it from Run Advertised Programs / Software Center. It appears under "Internet Tools" on the start menu.

On unmanaged PCs you can download the installer from the PuTTY Website

When you run PuTTY for the first time, enter the following settings (teaching0 uses the same settings):

  1. Add the name "research0.york.ac.uk" to the 'Host Name' field
  2. Check the 'Connection Type' to SSH
  3. Type the name "research0"  in 'Saved Sessions'
  4. Click 'Save'


  1. Expand the 'SSH' tab from the 'Category' list
  2. Choose 'X11' from 'SSH' list
  3. Check 'Enable X11 Forwarding'

  1. Choose 'Session' from 'Category' list
  2. Click 'Save'


Connecting to Research0
  1. Start PuTTY
  2. Select 'research0' from the 'Saved Sessions'
  3. Click 'Open'
  4. The first time you connect you will get a security alert showing the fingerprint of the server, labeled as 'ssh-rsa' or 'ssh-ed25519'. Check the fingerprint below for the label shown and click "Yes" to proceed if it matches.
         ssh-rsa 2048 5c:43:e5:e6:57:e0:4d:9f:f8:b5:ca:52:2f:30:39:ef  research0
         ssh-rsa 2048 bb:1f:6e:58:fa:d7:23:0d:ae:b2:b2:e8:62:a0:e7:5c  research1
         ssh-rsa 2048 13:42:77:57:ad:33:67:12:a4:8f:d3:26:24:37:2c:e0  research2
         ssh-rsa 2048 99:da:16:61:09:e0:19:1f:53:0e:2b:e9:2a:22:50:99  research3
         ssh-rsa 2048 ac:7e:1e:2a:05:d8:a1:3b:cf:b5:77:48:d0:bb:8a:22  teaching0
         ssh-rsa 2048 bb:de:33:ff:07:23:6b:0a:73:ad:1f:8a:57:b2:c7:77  teaching1

         ssh-ed25519  5a:c9:c1:76:16:00:42:45:f9:e5:bd:63:5d:87:db:8a  research0
         ssh-ed25519  f4:51:59:b7:b5:74:1c:14:a7:2c:78:1c:11:1f:72:cc  research1
         ssh-ed25519  76:93:b3:2d:e0:73:cb:25:a5:9e:c7:bd:ce:76:8f:a2  research2
         ssh-ed25519  64:b2:f0:11:93:fc:d7:ea:12:bb:90:bc:7d:06:75:cc  research3
         ssh-ed25519  f4:ff:10:59:1e:5f:21:10:14:59:6e:04:16:63:7d:95  teaching0
         ssh-ed25519  bc:73:f8:4f:40:7a:6b:41:73:90:f6:77:2b:4f:aa:d5  teaching1

Graphical login using x2go

The previous methods using NX Client and eXceed are now deprecated.

x2go client is available on all IT Services Managed Windows systems : it is pre-installed on Classroom PCs, users on Office PCs can install it from Run Advertised Programs / Software Center. It appears under "Internet Tools" on the start menu - and there are pre-defined menu entries for research0 and teaching0

On unmanaged PCs you can download the installer from the x2go Website You will need to configure the settings as follows (teaching0 uses the same settings):

  1. If the "New session" panel does not appear, select the menu item "Session | New session..."
  2. Enter "research0" in the 'Session name' field at the top
  3. Enter "research0.york.ac.uk" to the 'Server: Host Name' field
  4. Change the 'Session Type' to XFCE
  5. All other settings can stay on default.

If you wish to change any settings:

  1. Cancel any login dialogs
  2. Click the pull-down on the corner of the panel and select "Session preferences..."

Access from a Mac

Go to 'Finder | Applications | Utilities' and run the Terminal application. Then type the following: 

Logging into research0

$ ssh research0.york.ac.uk

For a graphical login, install and configure the x2go client software as described in the unmanaged Windows section above.

Teaching0 can be accessed in the same manner.

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