Instructions for ftp'ing between LANL and ASCI-RED

The instructions below will assist LANL users ftp'ing data data between LANL and the ASCI-RED machine at Sandia (janus.sandia.gov).

How do you ftp to janus.sandia.gov?

From the ACL machines (wort,black,kent and maybe more) you can use the kerberos5 software.

>kinit or k5init  -f your_dce_username@lanl.gov
password: your_dce_password



Acknowledgement and Disclaimer

If kinit doesn't recognize the -f flag, you need the version5 of kinit. You can copy it from asci kerberos webpage. (This web page requires a login/password and you might not be able to login to the page without a local SNL account.

If the ftp below doesn't work, you probably don't have the kerberos 5 version of ftp. You can get it from asci kerberos webpage . See abobe

>ftp janus.sandia.gov  #or try k5ftp janus.sandia.gov
ftp janus.sandia.gov
Connected to janus.sandia.gov.
220 janus FTP server (Version 5.60) ready.
334 Using authentication type GSSAPI; ADAT must follow
GSSAPI accepted as authentication type
GSSAPI error major: Miscellaneous failure
GSSAPI error minor: Server not found in Kerberos database
GSSAPI error: initializing context
GSSAPI authentication succeeded
Name (janus.sandia.gov:pfay): Hit enter
232 GSSAPI user pfay@lanl.gov is authorized as pfay
230 User pfay logged in.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> passive
Passive mode off.
ftp> get, put, etc

That's it. Note that if DCE is working right and you have done a (kerberos version 5) kinit, then ftp won't prompt you for a password. If you have any questions, email janus-help@sandia.gov