This article applies to users outside of the University of Kentucky who have access to KXC (KyRIC ACCESS/XSEDE Cluster), a cluster that is part of XSEDE prior to September 1 2022If you're an external user as part of the Kentucky Cyberteam who is accessing other UK resources like LCC and MCC, this guide does not apply to you.

This is for first-time users of the ACCESS KyRIC cluster. Logging in to ACCESS KyRIC cluster requires SSH using keys.

Create a pair of SSH keys (a public and a private key) in your local machine. Copy the public key into the clipboard (if you are unfamiliar with SSH key generation, please see the link at the bottom at this page).
Send an email to help-hpc (at) hpc<dot> uky <dot>edu with the subject line that begins with "[ACCESS KyRIC/KXC] (your ACCESS username)", and paste your public key into the message.
Wait for a KyRIC system administrator to email you that your public key has been inserted.
Test the login ( `id_rsa` with the name of your private key):
1. ```
$ ssh -i id_rsa username@kxc.ccs.uky.edu
```

Basics of SSH keys:

https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/use-public-key-authentication-with-ssh/

RCDDocs

Requesting login to ACCESS KyRIC cluster

Basics of SSH keys: