{"id":7856,"date":"2020-07-23T15:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=7856"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:24:10","slug":"scs-theta-linux-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-theta-linux-network\/","title":{"rendered":"SCS Linux Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        SCS Linux Network\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"introduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The School of Computer Science has a Linux network available for all SCS students, faculty and staff! This service has been in operation for more than 20 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"what-you-need-to-know\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"need-to-know\"><\/a>What you need to know<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theta hosts are based on Xubuntu 22.04 and have lots of programming software installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BCS students can create an SCS Linux account online: <a href=\"#create\">instructions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A linux account comes with basic <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-email\/\">SCS email<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/linux\/personal-scs-web-site\/\">personal website<\/a> capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The account has built in storage available on all theta-linux hosts (via NFS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can login using <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/secure-shell-ssh\">ssh<\/a> from anywhere on the internet using the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-external-access-host\/\">SCS external access host<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-available-servers\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Available servers\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-available-servers\">\n            \n\n<p>You can access the SCS Linux network using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-external-access-host\/\">external access host<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>access.scs.carleton.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Once on access you can jump to one of the theta hosts (May 3, 2023):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>theta01.scs.carleton.ca (134.117.26.68)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>theta02.scs.carleton.ca (134.117.26.69)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-services-available\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Services available\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-services-available\">\n            \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Services available<\/strong><br>The SCS Linux servers have the following available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>fully configured linux distribution: nothing to set up or install just login!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>accessible from anywhere on the internet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you have 1 GB of server disk space available in your home directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you can set up a personal SCS website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>storage is backed up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you need more theta hosts or you like to see some software on the theta hosts then contact the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/our-people\/technical-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCS Tech Staff<\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-create-a-linux-account\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Create a Linux Account\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-create-a-linux-account\">\n            \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Create a Linux Account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are enrolled in an SCS course, you can create an SCS Linux Account using the school\u2019s account management system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newacct.scs.carleton.ca\/\">SCS Account Management System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-how-to-login\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    How to login\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-how-to-login\">\n            \n\n<p>The SCS Linux Network is only accessible from within Carleton. You can access the Linux network if you are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Physically on campus and logged into the Carleton network<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Using the<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/help-centre\/remote-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Carleton VPN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connected<\/strong><strong>\u00a0via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-external-access-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCS external access host<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There are a couple of ways to access the SCS Theta Linux Network:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-graphical login using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/secure-shell-ssh\/\">ssh<\/a>\u00a0(refer to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-theta-linux-network\/#servers\">available servers<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also login graphically using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/2021\/ssh-connection-with-x2go-remote-desktop-client\/\">x2go remote desktop client<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-change-password\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Change Password\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-change-password\">\n            \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Change Password<\/strong><br>You can change your SCS password in a number of ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the account management web interface:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scs.carleton.ca\/webacct\">Online Account Management System<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/secure-shell-ssh\">ssh<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/scs-external-access-host\/\">access<\/a>\u00a0and then type:\u00a0<em>passwd<\/em>\u00a0on the command line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/secure-shell-ssh\">ssh<\/a>\u00a0to a theta server and type:\u00a0<em>passwd<\/em>\u00a0on the command line<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-ssh\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    ssh\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-ssh\">\n            \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">ssh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on how to connect using ssh and for common ssh errors, please refer to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/tech-support\/secure-shell-ssh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ssh (secure shell)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The School of Computer Science has a Linux network available for all SCS students, faculty and staff! 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