need help - how do I open a SECURE SHELL?

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antonioconte

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I need help, I've been instructed to open a secure shell connection to a computer. I have a specific ip address and a username. Apparently its a UNIX server

Once logged in I will apparently need to enter another username and password when prompted.

I'm new to all this - can anyone point me in the right direction?

thanks
 
from a terminal window: ssh user@ip.address
that will open the secure shell connection. It will then ask for a password. It may also ask if you want to add the address to the list of known hosts, in which case say yes. Once the password is entered, you are logged into the system, and where you go from there (additional usernames/passwords, different commands, etc) depends on the individual system.
 
Another possibility is to open up a terminal window and enter

ssh -l [username] [ip address]

the l is a small L for login. If that IP is not yet in the catalogue of safe IPs it will ask you if this can be added, say yes. Then you'll be prompted for your password.
 
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