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## Passwords

Sometimes when you try to access files on a remote computer, VisIt prompts you for a password by opening a Password Window (figure) . If you are prompted for a password, type your password into the window and click the Ok button. If the password window appears and you decide to abort the launch of the remote component, you can click the Password Window's Cancel button to stop the remote component from being launched.

VisIt uses ssh for authentication and you can set up ssh so that passwords are not required. This is called passwordless ssh and once it is set up for a computer, VisIt will no longer need to prompt for a password. More information about setting up passwordless ssh can be found in Appendix B.

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