

– When you click OK, you will initiate an SSH session to the JHPCE cluster. Click on the “Specify username” checkbox, and enter your JHPCE username in the next field. – On the “Session settings” screen, click on “SSH” – From this screen, click on the “Sessions” icon in the upper left corner. – Once the program is installed, start the MobaXterm program. – Once the program has been downloaded, install it as you would any other Windows program. – Be sure to use the “Installer Edition” instead of the “Portable Edition” – The first thing you will need to do is download the MobaXterm program from their web site Before your proceed you should have your Google Authenticator app available. This FAQ will take you through the steps needed to configure Mobaxterm. There is some configuration that needs to be done though in order to effectively use Mobaxterm in the JHPCE environment. It is a very convenient tool for accessing the JHPCE cluster and utilizing the many features of the cluster. The more secure, and preferred, configuration is to set X11 remote access to “disabled”.Mobaxterm is a Windows application that provides an ssh client, scp client and X11 server all in one program. The default behavior of MobaXTerm’s X11 server is to allow X11 remote access “ on-demand“, which means that the software will prompt you anytime someone tries to connect to your computer.

In MobaXterm the access control system is configured through Settings. You may also be interested in knowing what could happen if I fail to secure my X-Windows server.įor the impatient, you may jump to the next section Access Control in MobaXterm To begin, you should understand the basics of the X-Windows system and security. If you do not know what xhost and xauth are, you should start by reading about How X-Windows Access Control Works. This allows applications running in the Unix/Linux environment to display graphical user interfaces on the Microsoft Windows desktop. This is needed to run Unix or Linux web browsers or xterminal commands, and to run certain applications like MatLab.

MobaXterm is an application that provides X-Server capability for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
