1.4.1 Login to PUTTY

This topic explains the systematic instructions to login to PUTTY.

To run installer on UNIX machines, you need to login to the UNIX machine using PuTTy.
  1. Go to PuTTy Configuration screen.
    The PuTTy Configuration screen displays.
  2. On the PuTTY Configuration screen, specify the fields below.
    For more information on fields, refer to the field description table below:

    Table 1-2 PuTTY Configuration - Field Description

    Field Description
    Host Name Specify the host address of UNIX machine which you need to connect.
    Protocol Select SSH as the protocol.
  3. Once you provided these details, click Open.
    A prompt displays the login ID and password of the UNIX machine.fcubs@IPL143DOR:~ window displays.
  4. Specify the login details.
  5. Check the current shell for the user in the putty console using the following command echo $SHELL.
    In case the current shell is not bash, you need to set the shell to bash.
  6. Check the user home directory using the following command cd $HOME, $pwd.