Putty Tutorial

This is a short guide for using PuTTY to access the General Use (genuse) Linux servers.

Putty is an SSH client (Secure Shell). Putty (putty.exe) can be downloaded here.

Please Note: All Genuse servers have been upgraded to a new operating system with a revised security policy. They are only accessible from on-campus or via VPN connections. Direct connections from the Internet are no longer available.

Login to genuse server using putty

  1. Launch putty
  2. Check the connect ion type is SSH and Port: 22   (should be default)
  3. Enter Host Name.
    The Host Name can be any General Use Linux Machines. Just add the domain '.smu.edu' the machine name.
    For example: genuse50.smu.edu

    4. putty login example

  4. Select Open button
  5. If you see the PuTTY Security Alert dialog box, Select Yes to add the key.
  6. A "Terminal" will open where you can enter your genuse username and password.

Optional - Save Putty Session

  • The session may be saved by naming and selecting the Save button on the right hand side.
  • Subsequent Putty sessions can select the saved sessions and select Load.

    • putty save session

Optional - Specify username with hostname

  • The Host Name field supports username@hostname.

    • putty shortcut with username@hostname in hostname field