Unix shell access

Remote command-line access to Korax servers

Korax offers access to the Unix shell, a powerful command-line environment where users can issue commands to the server, and navigate the file system where their websites are stored. Software includes text editors, a MySQL front end to manage data, network diagnostic programs, and software compilers. By default, the shell environment used is tcsh.

The Unix shell is similar to the command-line interface used by DOS or the Windows command prompt, but has a much richer set of commands, and more powerful tools.

Accessing the Unix shell

The shell can only be accessed using SSH-2, the secure shell protocol. It encrypts data between your computer and the server, and guarantees the security of your shell sessions. To connect, you will need SSH client software such as SecureCRT, a commercial product, or PuTTY, a freeware product. Enter the following information into your SSH software. The SSH user name and password are the same as for FTP.