BinAC/Login

Login

After registration (registration procedure at bwForCluster User Access, the bwForCluster BinAC can be accessed via a Secure Shell like ssh on Linux and Mac or PuTTY on Windows systems.

Login is only possible through university networks! If you're at home or abroad, you will need to use your university's VPN.

TOTP Second Factor

Install a TOTP (time-based one-time password) app to your mobile device such as Google, Microsoft, andOTP, Aegis, FreeOTP, or Yubico Authenticator. These apps work very similar and allow you to scan a QR code containing a secret key used for the TOTP password generation.

Connect to the QR code server and enter your password.

ssh <UserID>@c2fa.binac.uni-tuebingen.de

The QR code displayed on screen must be scanned with your authenticator app. Note, the QR code is only displayed once. If you need a new QR code , please contact us (hpcmaster@uni-tuebingen.de) to reset the procedure. Your authenticator app now displays a 6-digit number which changes every 30 seconds, representing the second factor required for the login to BinAC.

Login

You may use the nodes login01.binac.uni-tuebingen.de and login02.binac.uni-tuebingen.de to access the BinAC e.g.

ssh <UserID>@login01.binac.uni-tuebingen.de # or
ssh <UserID>@login02.binac.uni-tuebingen.de # or
ssh <UserID>@login03.binac.uni-tuebingen.de

You will be asked for the 6-digit second factor and afterwards for your password. If you mistype the password after entering the correct 6-digit second factor you have to wait for 30 seconds till a new second factor is generated, as it is truly a time-based one-time password and cannot be used again.

SSH Keys (optional)

You may use SSH keys to access the login nodes. It is mandatory to secure your private key with a password. Place your public key into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys and take care about line breaks. If you are using services which require automated password less login, contact us hpcmaster@uni-tuebingen.de. We are working on appropriate solutions and will adopt them individually.

About UserID / Username

<UserID> of the ssh command is a placeholder for your username at your home organization and a prefix denoting your organization. Prefixes and resulting user names are as follows:

Site	Prefix	Username
Freiburg	fr	fr_username
Heidelberg	hd	hd_username
Hohenheim	ho	ho_username
Karlsruhe	ka	ka_username
Konstanz	kn	kn_username
Mannheim	ma	ma_username
Stuttgart	st	st_username
Tübingen	tu	tu_username
Ulm	ul	ul_username

Allowed activities on login nodes

The login nodes are the access point to the compute system and its $HOME directory. The login nodes are shared with all the users of the cluster. Therefore, your activities on the login nodes are limited to primarily set up your batch jobs. Your activities may also be:

• compilation of your program code and
• short pre- and postprocessing of your batch jobs.

To guarantee usability for all the users of the bwForCluster you must not run your compute jobs on the login nodes. Compute jobs must be submitted as Batch Jobs. Any compute job running on the login nodes will be terminated without any notice.

Password Reset

If you forgot your password for the bwForCluster BinAC you can set a new one on the BinAC service page. Just use the link in the "bwForCluster BinAC" service box.

Further reading

• Scientific software is made accessible using the Environment Modules system

• Compute jobs must be submitted as Batch Jobs