GL is the name of our general access Unix systems here at UMBC, managed by DoIT. Anyone with a UMBC account can log in to GL.
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What info do I use to log in?You authenticate to the GL systems using your myUMBC username (all lowercase!) and password. Your Campus ID will not work. |
As of August 29, 2023, logging in to the GL systems requires Duo multi-factor authentication. You can view our FAQ section on Multi-Factor Authentication with DUO for more information.
Windows
Connect using your SSH client. They usually have a connection dialog where you can specify the host, port, and protocol information listed above. If you don't have an SSH client, you can view our PuTTY documentation.
Mac/Linux
Run ssh yourusername1@gl.umbc.edu in the Terminal.
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In other news, the GL systems do allow GSSAPI authentication. If you're a power user, handy with Google and reading software documentation, you're welcome to take a look at Configuring Kerberos for the UMBC realm.
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Help requests for configuring Kerberos, GSSAPI, and SSH on personal systems are outside the scope of our support. But it's really not that hard. You can do it--we believe in you!
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