Connecting with ssh and sftp

You can connect to a command prompt in UBUnix from your Macintosh.

Connecting from Off Campus?

First run Cisco Secure Client.

Connecting to UBUnix from Macintosh

  1. Double-click on your Macintosh HD, double-click Applications, then double-click on Terminal.
  2. In the Terminal window, enter ssh yourUBITName@ubunix.buffalo.edu where yourUBITName is your UBITName or enter sftp yourUBITName@myfiles-sftp.buffalo.edu where yourUBITName is your UBITName, then press Return.
  3. You may be prompted that the authenticity of the host can't be established. Enter Yes and press Return.
  4. Enter your UBITName Password and press Return.

Connecting to UBUnix or myfiles-sftp from Linux

  1. From a Terminal window, enter ssh yourUBITName@ubunix.buffalo.edu  where yourUBITName is your UBITName or enter sftp yourUBITName@myfiles-sftp.buffalo.edu  where yourUBITName is your UBITName, then press Return.
  2. Enter your UBITName Password and press Return.
Still need help?

Contact the UBIT Help Center.