Log in

Logging in to the platform is done with an SSH connection to the front end node.

Find an SSH-capable terminal application and run the command:

ssh -l user@domain.aau.dk ai-fe02.srv.aau.dk

Replace user@domain.aau.dk with your AAU email address.

Enter your AAU password when prompted.

Accept the fingerprint?

The first time you connect, you will get the following message:

The authenticity of host 'ai-fe02.srv.aau.dk (172.21.131.1300)' can't be established.
ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:xosJtOSfQyyW16c6RtpN8tAi/91XHCR3GxM9/KJEogg.
This key is not known by any other names.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?

Confirm by typing 'yes' to proceed with the connection.

Success!

When your prompt changes to: user@domain.aau.dk@ai-fe02:~$ - you are successfully logged in.

Troubleshooting

Having trouble with logging in?

In most cases where users have trouble logging in, they are not connected to the AAU network. See the section: Before you begin.
If it's still not working, create a case with us on serviceportal.aau.dk. Please share the command output with us in the case, as this gives us a better oppurtunity to understand what is going on. Add the flag -vv to the command, like so:
```
ssh -vv -l user@domain.aau.dk ai-fe02.srv.aau.dk
```

Bonus tips

The ssh-gateway

AAU provides an ssh-gateway service, that can be used as an alternative to the VPN service. This requires only a small change to your command:

ssh -J user@domain.aau.dk@sshgw.aau.dk -l user@domain.aau.dk ai-fe02.srv.aau.dk

Easy access with ~/.ssh/config

It's possible to store your credentials in a file in your ~/.ssh directory, called config. Open this file and add the following:

Host sshgw
  HostName sshgw.aau.dk
  User user@domain.aau.dk

Host aicloud
  HostName ai-fe02.srv.aau.dk
  User user@domain.aau.dk
  Proxyjump sshgw

Now we can log in to AI Cloud, simply by typing:

ssh aicloud

You are now ready to proceed to learn about file management