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Where can I get additional information about computing services available for graduate students and faculty/staff/researchers/postdocs?

How do I get a CS Undergrad account for the CS Ugrad lab?

What type of accounts can we get?

• UNIX grad, UNIX ugrad, Windows, MySQL

Where are the forms?

I'm not a CS student, can I still get an account?

• Yes, you will need the approval of a CS professor.
• Undergrad students would get a CS undergrad accout.
• Grad students would get a CS grad and/or undergrad account.

Can I get access to the CS Ugrad lab for CA/TA meetings?

• yes, If you do not have a CS account, please fill out an account form to sign up for a CS Ugrad account.. Doing so will allow you to get J-Card access to the CS Ugrad Lab.

My CS Windows account is not working!

My CS UNIX account is not working!

• are you using your undergrad account? you might be over quota. Log in either at the desktop (using CTRL-ALT-F1 to bring up a shell) or remotely via ssh. Once logged on, type quota -v
• if you are over quota, you will need to remove files from your directory to free up space. Don't forget to check the hidden "." files. You can use either:
  • du -sk
    • shows an overview of your home directory usage.
  • du -sh --exclude=".." .* *
    • shows your detailed home directory usage.
    • Note: there is a space character between the two *'s and another one before the single dot..

How do I set up a web page on the CS network?

Can I use my laptop on the CS network in NEB?

What are the CS Ugrad lab hours?

• the CS Ugrad lab is open 24 hours, but the building (NEB) is not. Please check with JHU Security if NEB is locked when you try to enter.

How can I find out what is going on in the CS Ugrad lab?

What types of machines are in the CS Ugrad lab?

Can I schedule the CS Ugrad lab for a meeting or class time

My firefox/mozilla isn't loading?

• There is a file in your .mozilla/firefox/profile(which is a random string of characters) called lock (for example, .mozilla/firefox/jhjid5mz.default/lock) Normally, it would have been automatically removed when firefox last exited, but sometimes, it does not get removed. Thefore, remove the lock file from your profile, and your mozilla should work correctly. Note, that in some instances, the file might instead be called .parentlock, and therefore, that's the file you would need to remove. However, remember, that to see the existence of a dot (hidden) file, like, .parentlock, you need to use ls -a to view the directory (the -a means to show hidden files as well as non-hidden files.)

How do I change my Linux Screen Resolution?

• In GNOME (the default environment), click the Redhat menu, and select Preferences -> Screen Resolution. You can change the resolution from there.

Accessing our systems

What Unix/Linux machines are available for remote access?

How can I remotely access the CS UNIX machines?

• you can use ssh to log in or scp to transfer files between machines.

How can I remotely access the CS Windows machines?

• sorry, there is no remote access to the CS Windows machines

How do I use ssh?

How do I use scp to transfer files?

How do I remotely telnet into a CS computer?

• we do not support incoming telnet connections. Please use ssh instead. ssh is more secure that telnet.

How do I ftp into a CS computer?

• we do not support incoming ftp connections. Please use scp instead. scp is more secure than ftp.

How do I receive CS e-mail via pop or imap?

How can I send e-mail using the CS e-mail servers.

• Currently, only the Grad Net mail server is available from outside of CS. If you are an Undergrad student, you must be on the CS Ugrad Net to send e-mail via the Ugrad Net mail server, smtp.ugrad.cs.jhu.edu
• Grad/Faculty/Researchers/Postdoc/Staff:
  • use secure smtp server pop.cs.jhu.edu (This will eventually be changing to smtp.cs.jhu.edu. Stay tuned...)
  • Choose TLS-based password authentication in your server settings.
  • Use port 25 or 587.
• Web-based e-mail access is available, but only for Grad students, Faculty, Researchers, Postdoc, and Staff. Those users can point their browsers to http://www.cs.jhu.edu/webmail
• If you are unable to send mail through the CS mail servers, you can always use JHU's main smtp server, smtp.johnshopkins.edu (SSL-only for this server.)

Other

What is the schedule for CS Linux computer software updates?

• Updates are now being run monthly on all Linux Clients. Below is the schedule for how they will be run during the second full week of every month. Please take note of the schedule and make sure you are logged off each machine by 7:30am the day of the updates.
  
  
  • Monday: ugrad1 through ugrad12
  • Tuesday: ugrad13 through ugrad24
  • Wednesday: pllab1 through pllab3 and ugradx
  • Thursday: masters4 through masters13 and gl1

What if I have more questions