Logging in to the CSF

You must use a Secure Shell (ssh) program to login to:

csf3.itservices.manchester.ac.uk

This requires your central IT username and central IT password (the same as used for many UoM services). For example, the following command can be run in MobaXterm on Windows, or in a Terminal window on MacOS and Linux:

ssh username@csf3.itservices.manchester.ac.uk
      #
      # Use YOUR University username here (this is of the form: mxyzabc1, NOT your email address!)

If unfamiliar with SSH apps, please see our notes on installing and running an SSH program for your particular platform:

• Windows
• Mac or Linux

Having Problems Logging In?

Off-campus Access via the GlobalProtect VPN

Please see our dedicated guide.

Logging Out

Once you have finished using the system you should logout (so as not to waste system resources and also for security reasons). Note that you do not need to be logged in for your jobs to run once you have submitted them to the batch system. You can log out by using either of the following commands:

• logout
• exit

Access to External Websites and Repositories from the CSF

It is not possible to directly access computers which are off-campus from the CSF login nodes.

Batch jobs and interactive jobs (both of which run on back-end compute nodes) can access off-campus web-sites from the CSF (e.g., to download a dataset).

VS Code – SSH login

Please see our VSCode page for details on how to install the Remote SSH extension in VSCode on your PC/laptop to allow it to login to the CSF.