How to ... Connect and Log In

Once you have a login and its associated password you can begin using a NERSC machine. You must have an active user account on each machine you wish to use.

In order to use NERSC, you must first have a local computer connected to the internet. Software that employs the ssh protocol must be used to connect to NERSC computers for interactive sessions. Data can be transferred from one machine to another with the scp or sftp commands. See Connecting to NERSC for further information.

If you have problems connecting, contact us to Get Help.