Set your PSC password

You will need a Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) account to access the Bridges-2 system used in this workshop. Follow the three steps below to set up your account:

Step 1: Verify that you have been added to the TRA210017: International HPC Summer School 2023 allocation. 

1. If you have not logged into the ACCESS portal, please log in at https://allocations.access-ci.org/login.
2. Go to the ACCESS Allocations Summary webpage at  https://allocations.access-ci.org/allocations/summary. (Allocations>Manage Allocations>Allocations Usage)
3. On the Allocations Summary webpage, you should see the project titled "International HPC Summer School 2023 - TRA210017."  If you see it, proceed to step 2. Otherwise, email alameda@illinois.edu requesting that you be added to the project before proceeding to step 2.

Step 2:  Locate your PSC username.

1. Go to your ACCESS Allocations Profile Information webpage at https://allocations.access-ci.org/profile (Allocations>My ACCESS>Edit Profile). 
2. Scroll down the page to the Resource Provider Site Usernames section, where you will see your username for the "Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center."

Step 3: Set your PSC password.

1. Go to the PSC Password Change Utility at https://apr.psc.edu/. 
2. Follow the instructions to reset your password using the PSC username you found in Step 2.

Step 4: Test Bridges access.

1. Using a terminal, SSH to bridges: ssh USERNAME@bridges2.psc.edu