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 This is the process for logging into Lengau for the first time once services have been restored: This is the process for logging into Lengau for the first time once services have been restored:
  
-  - Login to the CHPC User Portal using your username and password.+  - Login to the [[https://users.chpc.ac.za/|CHPC User Portal]] using your username and password.
   - Complete MFA verification using the 6-digit code sent to your email (valid for 2 hours).   - Complete MFA verification using the 6-digit code sent to your email (valid for 2 hours).
-  - Download and configure your unique VPN profile, then connect to the CHPC VPN.+  - [[https://users.chpc.ac.za/vpn/|Configure and download]] your unique VPN profile, then connect to the CHPC VPN.
   - Create your SSH keys (if none exist) and copy the contents of public key to a text file.   - Create your SSH keys (if none exist) and copy the contents of public key to a text file.
-  - Load the contents of the public key file onto the cluster through the [[http://https://users.chpc.ac.za/ssh/|ssh-keys management page]] on the user portal. +  - Load the contents of the public key file onto the cluster through the [[https://users.chpc.ac.za/ssh-user/|ssh-keys management page]] on the user portal. 
-  - SSH to Lengau using your CHPC username. +  - SSH to Lengau using your CHPC username.  If you have not loaded the keys at the previous step, you will be prompted to do so now at the login prompt. 
-  - Enter the password when prompted ( can reset on the user portal ) +
-  - On first login, from step 4 copy and paste your SSH public key into the terminal when requested. +
-  - Disconnect and login again — future access will use SSH key authentication.+
  
  
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   - It is very easy to generate the key pair from a command line.  Using the menu interface in a GUI-based application is slightly more complicated.   - It is very easy to generate the key pair from a command line.  Using the menu interface in a GUI-based application is slightly more complicated.
   - Once you have an appropriate key pair, you can use the same private key on different workstations, different operating systems and different ssh clients - it is simply a matter of providing the client with the appropriate key.     - Once you have an appropriate key pair, you can use the same private key on different workstations, different operating systems and different ssh clients - it is simply a matter of providing the client with the appropriate key.  
-  - Commandline ssh clients generally store the keys in the $HOME/.ssh directory or its equivalent +  - Command-line ssh clients generally store the keys in the $HOME/.ssh directory or its equivalent. 
-  - ssh clients with GUIs, such as MobaXterm or BitVise, need to be configured appropriately +  - ssh clients with GUIs, such as MobaXterm or BitVise, need to be configured appropriately (free versions are fine). 
-  - Windows users can choose from a wide range of ssh clients.  CHPC staff members prefer MobaXterm and prefer not to support WinSCP.  If you need software that can offer more powerful menu-based file transfers as well as a command line terminal, consider BitVise.+  - Windows users can choose from a wide range of ssh clients.  CHPC staff members prefer MobaXterm and prefer not to support PuTTY or WinSCP.  If you need software that can offer more powerful menu-based file transfers as well as a command line terminal, consider BitVise.
   - In Unix-like operating systems like Linux or Cygwin, the permissions of the key files and authorized_keys are important.  The user must have read and write access to these files and there must be no other permissions.  The permission of a file such as authorized_keys can be set correctly with ''chmod 0600 authorized_keys''.    - In Unix-like operating systems like Linux or Cygwin, the permissions of the key files and authorized_keys are important.  The user must have read and write access to these files and there must be no other permissions.  The permission of a file such as authorized_keys can be set correctly with ''chmod 0600 authorized_keys''. 
  
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 ==== Video tutorial for Windows users ==== ==== Video tutorial for Windows users ====
-The MobaXterm command line method illustrated in [[https://youtu.be/FK8HOX7gLJ4|this video]] is nearly identical to the method used for Linux and MacOS.+The MobaXterm command line method illustrated in [[https://youtu.be/Fq6xT-KjlQ0|this video]] is nearly identical to the method used for Linux and MacOS.
  
  
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-=====FAQ=====  
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-FAQ 1: Enrollment loop: “I enrolled already, but it keeps opening First Login Enrollment" 
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-  *User completed **HPC First Login Enrollment** once.  
-  *On the next login attempt, the enrollment wizard opens again. 
-  *It detects they are **already enrolled** and **auto-closes**. 
-  *User never reaches a normal cluster session. 
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-Fix: Log helpdesk ticket to manually resolve the issue.  
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-FAQ 2: “Lengau hanging is is it just for me?" 
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-Fix: Check network 
  
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