Shell access
Shell account login
The distinguishing feature of a shell account (over a normal hosting account) is that you can remotely login. You will then be at a Linux shell prompt, where you can issue any normal Linux command.
You can login to your shell account using
ssh.
The hostname is onza.mythic-beasts.com or
lynx.mythic-beasts.com, and your username and password were
provided in your welcome email. For example:
ssh username@onza.mythic-beasts.com
Naturally, you can only login to our shell account servers as a normal
user. You will not have root access, and you cannot run su
or sudo to become root. If you do need root access to a
server, you will need to upgrade to a
virtual dedicated server
or a
dedicated server.