[Labs-l] permission/access denied issues when connecting to wmflabs

[Ann Samoilenko]

I use Putty, specify my SSH key, my login and password, and Putty gets me
to /. (still saying that access to home/torin8 is denied).

When you authenticate, don't you use password and your SSH key?

Best,
Ann


On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 5:26 AM, Jeremy Baron <jeremy at tuxmachine.com> wrote:

> On Mar 21, 2014 1:12 AM, "Ann Samoilenko" <ann.samoilenko at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I am on Windows 7, so I am using both Putty and WinSCP. WinSCP gives the
> error message I mentioned in the last email. When I try the same via Putty,
> this is what I get:
> > torin8 at tools-login:/$ cd home
> > torin8 at tools-login:/home$ cd torin8
> > -bash: cd: torin8: Permission denied
>
> Hrmmm, how did you get to / to begin with?
>
> Try just doing cd with no params.
>
> > I authenticate when I log in (using my torin8 username and password). Do
> I need extra authentications to run scripts? How do I do that?
>
> Err, you authenticate using a password??? are you sure?!?!?
>
> Anyway, I already linked you to the instructions; please read them :-)
>
> -Jeremy
>
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