Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are needed by this exercise, and also provide utility beyond the completion of the exercise. The steps to perform the Globus ID prerequisites are described here.

• Confirm that you can log in to Globus using your organizational credentials.
• Acquire a TACC account through their User Portal.
• Establish your organizational login as a Distinguished Name in your TACC account.
• Create a Globus ID.
• Link your organizational login to your Globus ID.

Using the Globus CLI in a Script

This exercise is relevant if you intend to include Globus CLI commands in scripts. Detailed information about performing these steps can be found here.

• Open a secure shell on a TACC resource such as Stampede2 or Frontera.
• If not already done, install the Globus CLI for your account.
• Log in to the Globus CLI.
• Copy the script contents found here and paste them into a new file script_test.sh
• Execute the script with source script_test.sh