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MAC OS X ("Mountain" Lion 10.8 or Higher)

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Configure SSH Access:

Terminal Method:

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Please follow these instructions to configure Mac OS X to work properly with UCONN's SSH requirements.

Acquire Kerberos Ticket:

Getting a Kerberos Ticket using Ticket Viewer app

Ticket Viewer is a Kerberos GUI application included in OS X. It can be found under /System/Library/CoreServices and a shortcut can be created to it (desktop or taskbar)

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Once ticket viewer is open, choose Add Identity and enter your <netid>@UCONN.EDU and then your password to save the "ticket" into ticket viewer. Tickets can then be created/destroyed using the "arrow" and "X" icons under the identity name.

Getting a Kerberos Ticket through the Terminal

Terminal is the basic command line application that comes with OS X. To create a Kerberos ticket using Terminal open a session.

• Enter the command kinit <netid>@UCONN.EDU
• Enter your password when prompted
• Enter the command klist to verify your ticket was created successfully, similar to the below screen

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Creating the Database Tunnel

• Get a kerberos ticket by either using the terminal  or the ticket the terminal  or the ticket viewer GUI
• If you want to connect to pre-production databases (DEV, TST, SUP) type:
  
  • ssh -fNL 1521:dbserver02.uits.uconn.edu:1521 <yournetid>@gateway1521 <yournetid>@gateway.uits.uconn.edu
• or if you want to connect to production databases (PRD, UAT) type:
  • ssh -fNL 1521:dbserver01.uits.uconn.edu:1521 <yournetid>@gateway1521 <yournetid>@gateway.uits.uconn.edu

Enable kerberos ssh

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• Open terminal:
• Either:
  
  • sudo vi /etc/ssh_config
    or
  • sudo nano /etc/ssh_config
• make the line that looks like this:
  
  • # GSSAPIAuthentication no
    looks like this:
  • GSSAPIAuthentication yes
• then save the file.

Getting a Kerberos Ticket through the ticket viewer

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• open the ticket viewer gui:
  
  • it may be located in 
    
    • /System/Library/CoreServices
      or
    • Applications/Utilities/
• click the 'Add Identity' button
• In the menue that appears fill out:
  • Identity: <your netid>@UCONN.EDU
  • Password: <your netid password>

Getting a Kerberos Ticket through the terminal

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• kinit <your netid>@UCONN.EDU

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Windows

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Network Identity Manager / Putty Method:

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