UHUnix - Retiring August 3, 2026

Overview

This announcement is to inform you about the upcoming retirement of UHUnix, our legacy *nix shell environment. After many years of service, UHUnix will be formally deprecated on Aug 3, 2026. We understand that UHUnix has been a valuable resource for many users, providing a platform for running select *nix programs, manipulating files, and hosting personal webpages. We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for all affected users and have provided several alternative solutions to replace the functionality offered by UHUnix.

• Alternative Services
• Migrating Your Data
• FAQs

Alternative Services

UH Information Technology Services (ITS) suggests a range of supported services available as alternatives to common use cases for UHUnix:

• Personal Webpages
  • Users who wish to create or maintain a personal webpage should use Google Sites (link) with their Google@UH account. Google Sites offers a user-friendly interface and robust features for creating and managing websites.
• Scholarly publications
  • Users who need a home for their scholarly publications can utilize services like the UH System Repository (link) or ScholarSpace (link) (for UH Manoa users).
• General cloud file storage
  • Users with a need for hosting and storing files can make use of Google Drive (link) with their Google@UH account. Google Drive offers a user-friendly interface and more robust features for file sharing and collaboration.
• *nix Shell Environment:
  • *nix Shell Environment - Suggested Services (link)

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Migrating Your Data

We encourage all current UHUnix users to begin migrating any critical data or personal webpage content to an alternative service as soon as possible. One option to save your data is by using Filezilla (link):

1. Install and open Filezilla
2. In the top toolbar, type in the following information:
   • Host: uhunix.hawaii.edu
   • Username: your UH username
   • Password: your UH password
   • Port: 22
3. Click on Quickconnect
4. Choose if you would like your password saved and click on OK to continue
5. Once you are connected, you should see a window similar to below
   • The left pane of the window represents the local directory structure for your local storage space.
   • The right pane represents the directory structure of the remote host. In this case, the remote host is uhunix.hawaii.edu
6. To download a file, select the file in the right pane and drag them to the left pane. You may copy files to folders by dragging the files onto the folder. To select files not adjacent to each other, hold down the ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) key and click on the name of the files

We understand that changes to long-standing services can present challenges, and we are here to support you through this transition. If you have any questions, feedback, or require assistance with migrating your data or setting up the alternative services, please submit our UHUnix Retirement feedback form (link) (UH Login required).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work to enhance our technological infrastructure and provide more robust and modern services to the University community.

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FAQs

Redirect 301 /~<username>/ <url>

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