UNIX accounts

About the service

UNIX accounts allow remote connection and work on servers running Linux:

  • galaxy.agh.edu.pl  (employees, doctoral student, AGH units)
  • student.agh.edu.pl (students, students organisations)

The service allows you to work within the Linux shell and create your own web pages in the AGH domain. Users receive a set amount of storage space for individual use.

The student.agh.edu.pl server is intended mainly for teaching purposes and the pages created on it are not accessible to the public, but only from the University Computer Network (wired, wireless and VPN networks).

    Attention

    The mops.cri.agh.edu.pl server accounts are used exclusively for logging in to the computers in the IT Solutions Centre's computer laboratories (C-1 building, 5th floor) – it is not possible to connect to them remotely.

    Available to

    employees, doctoral students, students and other entities

    Support

    IT Helpdesk

    Connected services

    AGH Panel, AGH e-mail, AGH VPN

    Technical specifications

    UNIX account with 2 GB of storage space on the galaxy.agh.edu.pl server.

    UNIX account with 1 GB of storage space on the student.agh.edu.pl server.

    UNIX account with 2 GB of storage space on the galaxy.agh.edu.pl server.

    UNIX account with 1 GB of storage space on the student.agh.edu.pl server.

    How to use

    Connecting to the glaxy.agh.edu.pl and student.agh.edu.pl servers is possible only within the University Computer Network by using the following protocols:

    • SSH (Secure Shell Protocol)  – allowing remote work using software such as PuTTY (Windows) or built-in SSH clients (Linux, macOS);
    • SCP (Secure Copy Protocol)  – allowing file transfer to and from the server using software such as WinSCP (Windows) or built-in SCP clients (Linux, macOS);
    • SFTP – (Secure File Transfer Protocol) - allowing file and folder transfer to and from the server, as well as file and folder management, using software such as WinSCP (Windows) or built-in SFTP clients (Linux, macOS); SFTP offers more functionalities than SCP.

    Creating a UNIX account is available to Users who own an @agh.edu.pl or @student.agh.edu.pl accounts Read more: Creating a UNIX account.

    User guides

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

    You can reset your password in the AGH Panel. Read more: UNIX account password.

    • Make sure you are entering the correct username – you need to enter only the characters before the "@" sign, e.g., if your login is "user@student", the username you need to enter is "user".
    • Reset your UNIX account password. Read more: UNIX account password.
    • Make sure you are connected to the University Computer Network – you need to be using the AGH network within the campus or connect to it remotely via a VPN tunnel. Read more: Connecting to the AGH VPN.
    • Make sure you entered the correct host name while trying to connect to the server via WinSCP or PuTTY. Read more: WinSCP user guide, PuTTY user guide.

    If you still cannot log in to your UNIX account after completing all the steps above, please contact the IT Helpdesk.

    The IT Solutions Centre servers allow for the use of PHP scripts on home websites. However, it is required that the .php files have the execute permission – the easiest way to ensure this is to use a unix command: "find . -name '*.php' -print0 | xargs -0 chmod a+rx".

    Users requiring access to a database may use the MySQL database server. Users who have an AGH e-mail account (@agh.edu.pl or @students.agh.edu.pl) can create a database in the AGH Panel. The database's validity is connected to the validity of the e-mail account it is assigned to.

    Connect to the correct server (galaxy.agh.edu.pl or student.agh.edu.pl) via SFTP (Windows: WinSCP). The FTP protocol is not used on our servers.

    If you are trying to connect to the server from outside of the campus, you need to first set up a VPN connection.

    Create a folder called "public_html" and place all of your website files inside it. Please remember that the main file must be called "index.html". Additionally, keep in mind that the UNIX system differentiates between lower- and uppercase in files names, e.g. "Image.gif" and "image.GIF" are not the same file.

    The website will be available at "home.agh.edu.pl/~login" or "student.agh.edu.pl/~login", depending on the server it is hosted on.