Keck Lab Workstation Guidelines - Revision history

Dondi: /* Macs and Windows PCs */ Remove reference to X11 forwarding—inapplicable here.

2013-09-09T17:36:52Z

‎Macs and Windows PCs: Remove reference to X11 forwarding—inapplicable here.

Masao: /* Printing */

2013-08-26T23:39:36Z

‎Printing

Masao at 23:38, 26 August 2013

2013-08-26T23:38:42Z

Masao: /* Macs and Windows PCs */

2013-08-26T23:34:54Z

‎Macs and Windows PCs

Masao: /* Create a Keck Lab Account */

2013-08-26T23:34:22Z

‎Create a Keck Lab Account

Masao at 23:34, 26 August 2013

2013-08-26T23:34:04Z

Masao: /* Macs and Windows PCs */

2013-08-26T23:33:37Z

‎Macs and Windows PCs

Dondi: /* Macs and Windows PCs */ Quick change from keck to my.

2013-08-20T18:15:32Z

‎Macs and Windows PCs: Quick change from keck to my.

Dondi: Transferred wiki checklist to this page.

2013-06-18T17:24:01Z

Transferred wiki checklist to this page.

Dondi: Break out Keck lab instructions to a separate page.

2013-06-18T17:21:08Z

Break out Keck lab instructions to a separate page.

New page

Here are some guidelines for using the workstations inside the Keck lab. These tips pertain to the physical machines themselves—you can access this Wiki from anywhere, on any machine that has a modern Web browser and an Internet connection.

== Linux Workstations ==
* Use your Keck lab username and password directly when logging in to a Linux workstation.
* The Linux workstations use the X-Window System as their GUI environment, which will probably feel (understandably) very unfamiliar to some of you; as a quick tip, right-click on the desktop to see the programs that you can run.

== Macs and Windows PCs ==

The Macs and Windows PCs have shared local accounts; login as "Keck Lab User" and enter "keck" as the password. The instructions below apply both to any Macs and Windows PCs in the Keck lab as well as any other Mac or Windows PC with an Internet connection.
* To connect to the Keck lab network from a Mac:
*# Run the Terminal application
*# Run this command on the command line that appears, substituting <username> for your Keck lab username (you will then be asked for your Keck lab password):
ssh -X <username>@keck.cs.lmu.edu
* To connect to the Keck lab network from a Windows PC:
*# Run the PuTTY application (downloadable from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html — you want ''putty.exe'')
*# Open an ssh connection to the host <code>keck.cs.lmu.edu</code>
*# Under the X11 section of the Configuration window, check on "Enable X11 forwarding."
* Once connected, the commands you run ''in the command window'' will actually be invoked on the Keck lab network (and the folders/files that are stored there).
* To run GUI programs on the Keck lab network, you should know its command-line equivalent (e.g. ''firefox'', ''gimp'', ''openoffice''). Type that command into the Terminal window; the program's windows should then appear on the Mac mini and you can use them normally.
* To end your connection to the Keck lab network, type this command into the Terminal:
logout
* ''For in-lab Macs and Windows PCs:'' Because the "Keck Lab User" accounts are shared, the files that you save on them cannot be guaranteed to remain there between logins. We highly recommend that you bring a flash drive with you so that you can copy your work there whenever your session is done. Alternatively, you can copy your files to your home folder on the Keck lab network. Ask a TA or [[User:Dondi|Dr. Dionisio]] for help with that.

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 ** hp2025a.cs.lmu.edu (color laser)
 * You can print directly to them from the workstations, and you can also add them directly via your laptops.
 == Linux Workstations ==

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 == Create a Keck Lab Account ==
 * https://secure.cs.lmu.edu
 == Linux Workstations ==

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 == Create a Keck Lab Account ==
-* http://secure.cs.lmu.edu
+* https://secure.cs.lmu.edu
 == Linux Workstations ==

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	Here are some guidelines for using the workstations inside the Keck lab. These tips pertain to the physical machines themselves—you can access this Wiki from anywhere, on any machine that has a modern Web browser and an Internet connection.		Here are some guidelines for using the workstations inside the Keck lab. These tips pertain to the physical machines themselves—you can access this Wiki from anywhere, on any machine that has a modern Web browser and an Internet connection.
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		+	== Create a Keck Lab Account ==
		+	* http://secure.cs.lmu.edu

	== Linux Workstations ==		== Linux Workstations ==

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	* ''For in-lab Macs and Windows PCs:'' Because the "Keck Lab User" accounts are shared, the files that you save on them cannot be guaranteed to remain there between logins. We highly recommend that you bring a flash drive with you so that you can copy your work there whenever your session is done. Alternatively, you can copy your files to your home folder on the Keck lab network. Ask a TA or [[User:Dondi\|Dr. Dionisio]] for help with that.		* ''For in-lab Macs and Windows PCs:'' Because the "Keck Lab User" accounts are shared, the files that you save on them cannot be guaranteed to remain there between logins. We highly recommend that you bring a flash drive with you so that you can copy your work there whenever your session is done. Alternatively, you can copy your files to your home folder on the Keck lab network. Ask a TA or [[User:Dondi\|Dr. Dionisio]] for help with that.
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		+	== Wiki Skill Checklist ==
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		+	Make sure you know how to do the following things with the wiki site. Come back here regularly to make sure that you have reached proficiency or expertise with all of these activities:
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		+	{{Wiki Checklist}}

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 *# Run the Terminal application
 *# Run this command on the command line that appears, substituting <username> for your Keck lab username (you will then be asked for your Keck lab password):
-  ssh -X <username>@my.cs.lmu.edu
+  ssh <username>@my.cs.lmu.edu
 * To connect to the Keck lab network from a Windows PC:
 *# Run the PuTTY application (downloadable from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html — you want ''putty.exe'')
 *# Open an ssh connection to the host <code>my.cs.lmu.edu</code>
 * Once connected, the commands you run ''in the command window'' will actually be invoked on the Keck lab network (and the folders/files that are stored there).
 * To end your connection to the Keck lab network, type this command into the Terminal:
   logout

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 == Macs and Windows PCs ==
-The Macs and Windows PCs have shared local accounts; login as "Keck Lab User" and enter "keck" as the password.  The instructions below apply both to any Macs and Windows PCs in the Keck lab as well as any other Mac or Windows PC with an Internet connection.
+The Macs and Windows PCs have shared local accounts; login as "keckuser" and enter "keck" as the password.  The instructions below apply both to any Macs and Windows PCs in the Keck lab as well as any other Mac or Windows PC with an Internet connection.
 * To connect to the Keck lab network from a Mac:
 *# Run the Terminal application