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@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ To start the Hub server, run the command:
 
     jupyterhub
 
-Visit `https://localhost:8000` in your browser, and sign in with your unix
-PAM credentials.
+Visit `http://localhost:8000` in your browser, and sign in with your system username and password.
 
 _Note_: To allow multiple users to sign in to the server, you will need to
 run the `jupyterhub` command as a _privileged user_, such as root.