Edit the ~/.ssh/config file and include:

host stat.ubc.ca

    KexAlgorithms +diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

    HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-rsa

There are 2 ways:

• Method 1:
  Generate your hashed password here and send to help@stat.ubc.ca requesting for a password change
• Method 2: from a terminal window:
  $ ssh your_account@be.stat.ubc.ca     (use your account to replace 'your_account')
  $ passwd  (type in your current password and then type the new password twice)
  $ exit   (close your terminal session)

Please click here to view in pdf

1) StatNet servers:
Number crunching servers: Access via "ssh" remote login.
Linux servers : Dell R900, 16 CPUs, 16-32Gb RAM. Name after Bugs : Bee and Spider are standalone  number crunching.
Virtual Linux servers: 2 CPUs, 2Gb RAM: Gosset1
Cloud Computing: contact us for more detail.
Can only access via SSH.
Software: R, C, C++, Fortran, Matlab 2009a , Java and Stata (Stata only on Gosset1 ).

MacPro servers : 8 CPUs, 8-16Gb RAM. Name after Mountain: Cypress, Grouse, Baker, Seymour: Can access via SSH and its  console which located in Research lab lsk303a.  You need Secure Card access to enter.
Software: OS Mac OS X Leopard, Same as Linux except R = R64 (64-bit) and Matlab 2009a

SUN Solaris 10 Unix servers:  Access via "ssh" remote login.
   Be.stat.ubc.ca for pine, mutt, elm and general file management only
   Unixlab for IT admin only

2) Ugrad Math/Stat Computer labs
Notes: You can ONLY acess Windows server within StatNet.
Download Microsoft  Remote Desktop software for your OS
Mac: Remote Desktop Connection Client 2.1
Linux: Rdesktop
Windows: Come with all OS

LSK 121: SUN Unix Solaris 10 servers
Server names: Unixlab and Statlab
Software: R, and most opensource packages

LSK 121: Windows 2003 terminal servers
Server names: windows.stat.ubc.ca
Software: Matlab, Maple, MS-Office, R, Octave, OpenBUGS/WinBUGS, TeX/LaTeX, XPP

ESB 1042 and ESB 1046: Mac OSX Lion 10.7.5 workstations
Software: Matlab, Maple, R, OpenOffice and some opensource packages

LSK 310: Windows 7 workstations
Software: Matlab, Maple, MS Office, Lindo/Lingo , R, Octave, OpenBUGS/WinBUGS, TeX/LaTeX, XPP

non-X-Terminal has proper copy and paste using Mac Command+c or v keyboard.

Click on Local Hard Drive -- Applications -- Utilities 
Highlight Terminal Icon (Black) - Drag and Drop it to the Bottom Menu Bar

Click once on Terminal Icon to open new terminal.
Click on the top left menu "Terminal" - Preferences  to customize your terminal session

a)Font:  Text -- Change
b)VT100: Advance -- Emulation -- Declare Terminal as VT100
 Close Terminal' s preferences and restart Terminal to make the changes in effect.

• lick System preference icon at bottom of Desktop
• click on mouse/keyboard
• make changes on menu so that left button is primary, right button is secondary, and dashboard is button 3.

After this, copy-paste operations are like traditional X11; (a) click with left mouse button to begin highlighting, (b) drag to end of highlighting, or use right mouse button to click end of highlighting region, (c) move mouse to location for pasting and click middle mouse button.

Resetting a user's password in Mac OS X v10.5 or later
 

1. Log in with your default account.
2. From the Apple menu choose System Preferences.
3. From the View menu choose Accounts.
4. Select Your username then Click "Change Password..." button (Mac OS X v10.5 or later).
5. Enter your old password and your new password in both the Password and Verify fields, and add a hint if desired.
6. If a dialog box appears with the message "Your Keychain password will be changed to your new account password..." click OK.

https://kb.netgear.com/1005/How-to-find-a-MAC-address