Shell servers
There are public shell servers (a.k.a. time-sharing servers) for all active users at KTH, accessible with SSH. Shell servers can also be used for file transfer with SCP/SFTP to AFS home directories. Some departments also have dedicated computational servers or resource machines.
Public servers
Only users affiliated with KTH have access to log in. Use the server that matches your affiliation (student, staff, etc). Contact it-support@kth.se if you have problems.
student-shell.sys.kth.se — students, including master students. Alternate servers are available if the primary is overloaded, see student-shell-2 etc. below.
faculty-shell.sys.kth.se — faculty (professors, researchers, lecturers).
staff-shell.sys.kth.se — other university staff.
alum-shell.sys.kth.se — members of KTH Alumni. Note: registration in KTH Alumni will not automatically give login access. For temporary access, contact it-support@kth.se instead.
affiliate-shell.sys.kth.se — others affiliated with KTH.
If you cannot use Kerberized SSH (GSSAPI) to log in, download the list of host keys below and copy into your ~/.ssh/known_hosts before logging in.
- List of host keys known_hosts (txt 15 kB)
- Key fingerprints in sha256 (txt 5 kB) , md5 (txt 5 kB) and bubblebabble digest (txt 6 kB) format
If your local Kerberos configuration (/etc/krb5.conf or the equivalent) contains rdns=false or dns_canonicalize_hostname=false, you should use the server's FQDN …shell-1.sys.kth.se rather than the alias …shell.sys.kth.se.
| Server name | Operating system | Access |
|---|---|---|
| student-shell-1.sys.kth.se (current student-shell.sys.kth.se) |
KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | student, member |
| student-shell-2.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | student, member |
| student-shell-3.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | student, member |
| faculty-shell-1.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | faculty |
| staff-shell-1.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | staff |
| guest-shell-1.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | alum, affiliate |
| eight.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | SCI Math |
| nine.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | individual access |
| maia.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL7 | Department at EECS |
| cheddar.ict.kth.se | Standalone OS (self-admin) | Department at EECS (not managed by GVS IT) |
|
abesec-1.sys.kth.se |
KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Research group at ABE |
| abesec-2.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Research group at ABE |
| abesec-3.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Research group at ABE |
| geoinfo-gpu-login.kod.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 18.04 | Research group at ABE |
| geoinfo-gpu1.kod.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 18.04 | Research group at ABE |
| geoinfo-gpu2.kod.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 18.04 | Research group at ABE |
| geoinfo-gpu3.kod.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 18.04 | Research group at ABE |
| sim401.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Department at EECS |
| sim404.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Department at EECS |
| sim405.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Department at EECS |
| sim410.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Research group at EECS |
| course-01.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | students (approved by course leader or supervisor) |
| course-03.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | students (approved by course leader or supervisor) |
| omsk.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 20.04 | Research group at EECS |
Legacy shell servers
These servers are still available for use, but are likely to be replaced or retired soon. Host keys are in the files linked to above.
| Server name | Operating system | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| user-shell-1.sys.kth.se (current shell.sys.kth.se and sftp.sys.kth.se) |
RHEL6 | any affiliation | No longer available |
| math-shell-4.sys.kth.se (current shell.math.kth.se) |
RHEL6 | SCI Math | No longer available |
| share-01.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | – | No longer available |
| share-02.csc.kth.se (current u-shell.csc.kth.se) |
KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | – | No longer available |
| leguin.csc.kth.se (current s-shell.csc.kth.se) |
Solaris 10 | EECS students | No longer available |
| mccaffrey.csc.kth.se | Solaris 10 | EECS faculty/staff | No longer available |
| atlantis.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL6 | any affiliation | No longer available |
| avril.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL6 | any affiliation | No longer available |
| colombiana.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL6 | any affiliation | |
| malavita.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL6 | any affiliation | No longer available |
| subway.sys.ict.kth.se | RHEL6 | any affiliation | |
| ddcr-calc.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| hydra.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| descartes.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| riesz.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| priv-shell.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| tray.csc.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 16.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
| wille.sys.kth.se | KTH Ubuntu 18.04 | Research group at EECS | No longer available |
GIT servers
See also KTH GitHub and KTH at github.com (external link) .
- List of host keys (txt 3 kB)
- Fingerprints in sha256 (txt 1 kB)
| Server name | Access | Host key fingerprint |
|---|---|---|
| gita.sys.kth.se | IT department |
ECDSA SHA256:5Ac2F+mkih5I6Be3pKCMBAPVFgS5KDMxr45ZCzeFM1M RSA SHA256:PqeKD4w29f4wO71Ct/z8EfAWV2FumAW81vAKvmhJvuo |
| gitr.sys.kth.se | KTH researchers |
ECDSA SHA256:CBekuc0iCsAvoSDJ0qiuVFejoAhUgGfEP0HFg51LTak RSA SHA256:Eff6Qn8LODfkEZaIRbuoLa4bLyQXlyG1/bLXUCq2iUA |
| gits-15.sys.kth.se | KTH students |
ECDSA SHA256:OmuyB64vnycQufBPs7zDXyHYpCi89jTrHru802Q+4/E RSA SHA256:X2bX8kcmRb1pIEYbxTqRhNPhJq1/By/1sE/sgn89xd4 |