Logging In & Transferring Files

For Macs/Linux - Logging In

  1. Open a Terminal (usually under Applications/Utilities on a Mac)

  2. Cut and paste this into the terminal:

    ssh username@tadpole.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu

where ‘username’ is replaced with your actual username. Press Enter.

  1. Type in your password. No characters will display when you are typing. Press Enter.

For Macs/Linux - Transferring files

  1. Use scp (secure copy, a remote file copying program) to pull a file from the remote server to your local machine:

    scp username@tadpole.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu:[full path to file] .

Replace ‘username’ with your username and replace ‘[full path to file]’ with the full, absolute path to the file you want to transfer. Note that there is a “.” at the end of the command (after a space), which is where to put the file, i.e. your current directory. You will have to type in your password.

  1. Use scp to push a file from your local machine to the remote server:

    scp [local path to file] username@tadpole.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu:[full path to directory/]

  2. See the pattern? … scp [from] [to]

For Windows - Logging In

  1. Open up PuTTY (should be on lab computers). If you haven’t installed PuTTY, get it here.
  2. In the Host Name field, type tadpole.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu
  3. Make sure the Connection Type is SSH.
  4. Press “Open”. It will ask you for your username and password.

For Windows - Transferring files

  1. Open up WinSCP (should be on lab computers). If you haven’t installed WinSCP, get it here.
  2. In the Host Name field, type tadpole.genomecenter.ucdavis.edu
  3. Type in your username and password.
  4. Make sure the File Protocol is SFTP.
  5. Press “Login”.