Research - User contributions [en]

Research Administration Tasks

2006-10-04T20:06:10Z

Mmmark: /* Deleting Users */

== Adding Users ==
* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 /usr/local/sbin/diradm.superadduser '$username' '$email' '$fullname'
* Note that a file named '$username' is created in your current directory with the template filled out for mailing (the same file is displayed onscreen).
* The password you are prompted for at the end is for '''hood'''.
* Add the newly-created user to our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List].

== Deleting Users ==
Make sure there are no sym-links pointing to important stuff!!
# find -P /home/users/$username -noleaf -type l

* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel -r $username
* As root on '''hood''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel $username
* Keeping the user on our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List] is probably a good idea.
* If you delete a user, you MUST disallow diradm from ever using that UIDNumber again. To do so, go to each machine with diradm and edit the diradm.conf file so that UIDNUMBERMIN to equal the same number as the highest UIDNumber currently being used. This is important!

== Changing a Users Password ==
This method does not require the old password.
* As root on '''hood''':
# ldappass $username

== Adding Users to a Group ==
Adding or removing from a group. Uses the same syntax as gpasswd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm gpasswd (-a|-d) $username $group
# diradm gpasswd -a mdeepwel pond

== Adding Groups ==
Adding groups takes the same syntax as groupadd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm groupadd $groupname

== Adding Projects ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O $mapbase $key $src
# diradm amadd -O home.projects meditation 209.87.56.240:/export/projects/0/m/meditation
* '-O' means the default mount options for automount.
* As root on '''yamato''':
** Make the $src directory. mkdir -p $src
** Set ownership. chgrp -R $group $src
** Set permissions. chmod 2771 $src
** If web content is being served: mkdir -p $src/htdocs ; chmod 2775 $src/htdocs

== Adding CVS Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.cvs $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/cvs/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''':
# cvs -d /export/cvs/$foobar init
# chmod -R 2770 /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a group, (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar''):
# chgrp -R $foobar_group /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a single user:
# chown -R $user /export/cvs/$foobar
* Group name and cvs repository name don't have to match.
* To access CVS repo, use ''CVS_RSH="ssh"'' with URL being '':ext:$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in group cvs in addition to $foobar to access the repository!

== Adding SVN Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.svn $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''', run (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar'':
# mkdir /export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''nelson''':
# svnadmin create /var/svnroot/$foobar --fs-type fsfs
* As root on '''yamato''':
# chmod -R 2770 /export/svn/$foobar
# chgrp -R foobar /export/svn/$foobar

* Repo URL is ''svn+ssh://$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca/var/svnroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in the cvs group in addition to $foobar group to access the repository!

== Adding Computers to the Domain ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm smbhostadd sr-#####
* refer to [[Workstation_Naming_Convention]]

== General User Management ==
* diradm offers almost all regular POSIX commands, sometimes with a few extra frills. The only commands NOT completely implemented are gpasswd and passwd.
* Welcoming new users; email template
** This is in the diradm.superadduser script, as it fills out the template.
<pre>
To: $fullname <$email>
Subject: Research account created - $newuser

Hello $fullname

Your research account has been created.
Username: $newuser
Password: $newpass

Please visit http://research.iat.sfu.ca/network/changepassword.php to change
your password when you receive this email.

For support with the research network, please email:
help@research.iat.sfu.ca

And include a good description of the entire problem and a suitable subject
line.

Please note that this username/password pair is only valid for the SFU Surrey
Research Network, and is NOT tied into the main SFU authentication systems.
</pre>

Server documentation

2006-10-03T19:14:21Z

Mmmark: /* Other */

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]] - Rob
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - Replacement for whisper. Webserver, and local home-dir storage

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)
* [[Servers:sr-01482|sr-01482]] - IBM Server in Lyn B. area. has the following cnames: reciprocity.iat.sfu.ca, www.reciprocity.iat.sfu.ca, reciprocity.iat.sfu.ca and www.reciprocity.iat.sfu.ca

=== Unused Boxes ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-10-03T19:10:33Z

Mmmark:

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-10-03T19:09:46Z

Mmmark:

HOWTO Clone a Machine

2006-10-03T18:43:53Z

Mmmark: /* Client/To Be Imaged Machine */

Using standard Linux tools, this guide explains how to copy a working Linux machine onto a brand new machine, in less than an hour.

== Server/Golden Machine ==

First, create an image of a good working system or use an existing image, if you have one. At Research we have images stored at musashi:/export/mirror/image/fresh-deployable-gentoo-images
* Do this as root.

# cd /
# tar cpzf hostname.tgz / --exclude=/hostname.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys

* This will create a host image of about 1.5 GB.

== Client/To Be Imaged Machine ==
Boot the machine you want the image deployed on with a minimal Gentoo CD. Mount that hard drive and partition it appropriately.
# fdisk /dev/hda
Add filesystems
# mke2fs /dev/hda1
# mkswap /dev/hda2
# mke2fs -j /dev/hda3

Mount drives:
# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
# swapon /dev/hda2
# mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc

Copy over the hostname.tgz file onto this machine.
# scp root@hostname:/hostname.tgz /mnt/gentoo

Extract it into the root of the new machine /mnt/gentoo
# cd /mnt/gentoo
# tar -xzf hostname.tgz

Chroot into the new environment.
# chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
# env-update && source /etc/profile

Verify /boot/grub/grub.conf and /etc/fstab

Setup grub on the hard drive:
# grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
# grub-install /dev/hda

Finish Configuring the machine:
* Set a root password.
* Set the hostname.
* Static ip address.
* Reset log files.

Exit and umount drives, remove Gentoo CD, reboot the machine.

HOWTO Clone a Machine

2006-10-03T18:40:42Z

Mmmark: /* Client/To Be Imaged Machine */

Using standard Linux tools, this guide explains how to copy a working Linux machine onto a brand new machine, in less than an hour.

== Server/Golden Machine ==

First, create an image of a good working system or use an existing image, if you have one. At Research we have images stored at musashi:/export/mirror/image/fresh-deployable-gentoo-images
* Do this as root.

# cd /
# tar cpzf hostname.tgz / --exclude=/hostname.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys

* This will create a host image of about 1.5 GB.

== Client/To Be Imaged Machine ==
Boot the machine you want the image deployed on with a minimal Gentoo CD. Mount that hard drive and partition it appropriately.
# fdisk /dev/hda
Add filesystems
# mke2fs /dev/hda1
# mkswap /dev/hda2
# mke2fs -j /dev/hda3

Mount drives:
# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
# swapon /dev/hda2
# mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc

Copy over the hostname.tgz file onto this machine.
# scp root@hostname:/hostname.tgz /mnt/gentoo

Extract it into the root of the new machine /mnt/gentoo
# cd /mnt/gentoo
# tar -xzf hostname.tgz

Chroot into the new environment.
# chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
# env-update && source /etc/profile

Verify /boot/grub/grub.conf and /etc/fstab

Setup grub on the hard drive:
# grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
# grub-install /dev/hda

Finish Configuring the machine:
* Set a root password.
* Set the hostname.
* Static ip address.

Exit and umount drives, remove Gentoo CD, reboot the machine.

HOWTO Clone a Machine

2006-10-03T18:23:11Z

Mmmark:

REF Standard Server Configuration

2006-10-03T17:57:37Z

Mmmark:

This is a reference of all the various standard configuration options we do in research.

* [[HOWTO Setup Logwatch|Setup Logwatch]]
** [[Customizing Logwatch]]
* [[HOWTO Setup AWStats|Setup AWStats]]
* [[Configure Default Apache Index Page]]
* [[HOWTO Setup NTPD|Setup NTPD]]
* [[HOWTO Setup a Static IP| Setup a Static IP]]
* [[HOWTO Setup Tripwire|Setup Tripwire]]
* [[HOWTO Clone a Machine]] - Copy a good working Linux server onto a new server with minimal amount of work.

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-28T22:44:14Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-28T18:05:40Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

Who's Where - Availability of Research staff

2006-09-26T20:14:44Z

Mmmark: /* Mark */

This is just so that we can co-ordinate where possible.

==Gordon==
* vacation: Tuesday Oct. 10, Friday October 13, Monday October 16, 2006
**Thanksgiving == Monday Oct. 9 :-)
* vacation: October 30 - November 15, 2006 inclusive
 

==Mark==

On the average week I'm in on Tue-Wed-Thu

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T22:09:17Z

Mmmark: Aaron Levisohn, please talk to Gordon or Mark

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T22:05:35Z

Mmmark:

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T18:48:50Z

Mmmark: /* Lyn Bartram */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T18:48:37Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T18:38:58Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-25T18:37:47Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

Server documentation

2006-09-20T18:26:51Z

Mmmark:

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]] - Rob
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - Replacement for whisper. Webserver, and local home-dir storage

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)

=== Unused Boxes ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-20T17:54:31Z

Mmmark: /* Infrastructure Machines */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-20T17:54:07Z

Mmmark: /* Infrastructure Machines */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-20T17:53:31Z

Mmmark:

Setup a Project Wiki

2006-09-19T22:33:58Z

Mmmark: /* Add Sysop/Administrator User */

Kingfisher is our wiki server. Check out the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca wiki index] to see existing wikis.

== Add a Seperate Instance of MediaWiki ==
# ssh root@kingfisher
# cd /srv/www/htwiki
# tar -xzvf mediawiki-unconfiguredInstallation.tar.gz
# mv mediawiki $projectname

The go to the mediawiki setup website for your project:
'''<nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>'''

Fill in the options appropriately with some special Configuration options to note: 
Make a seperate database for each project:
* '''Database name''': wiki_$projectname
Seperate username for each project:
* '''DB username''': wiki_$projectname
Unique password:
# apg -m 9 -MNC

And no table prefix.

''Note: When you click Install! it may fail. For me it has always failed if the username was too long (it must be at 16 characters or less)''

If it worked, this will create the LocalSettings.php file which you then move to the correct place:
# cd $projectname
# mv config/LocalSettings.php .

Config should no longer be world writable:
# chmod a-w config

Your wiki should be completely setup at: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>

I then usually go login to the wiki and add to the main page: '''Wiki is configured correctly.''' for 100% assurance that everything is working :)

== Add Sysop/Administrator User ==
Follow these steps to make a wiki account, a sysop account:

Create the account, if you haven't done so already. Logout. Login as the WikiSysop user.

Navigate to '''Special Pages''' ->''' Make a user into a sysop''', or modify this link with your project name: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname/index.php/Special:Makesysop</nowiki>

Enter the username and set bureaucrat flag too.

Setup a Project Wiki

2006-09-19T22:30:30Z

Mmmark: /* Add a Seperate Instance of MediaWiki */

Kingfisher is our wiki server. Check out the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca wiki index] to see existing wikis.

== Add a Seperate Instance of MediaWiki ==
# ssh root@kingfisher
# cd /srv/www/htwiki
# tar -xzvf mediawiki-unconfiguredInstallation.tar.gz
# mv mediawiki $projectname

The go to the mediawiki setup website for your project:
'''<nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>'''

Fill in the options appropriately with some special Configuration options to note: 
Make a seperate database for each project:
* '''Database name''': wiki_$projectname
Seperate username for each project:
* '''DB username''': wiki_$projectname
Unique password:
# apg -m 9 -MNC

And no table prefix.

''Note: When you click Install! it may fail. For me it has always failed if the username was too long (it must be at 16 characters or less)''

If it worked, this will create the LocalSettings.php file which you then move to the correct place:
# cd $projectname
# mv config/LocalSettings.php .

Config should no longer be world writable:
# chmod a-w config

Your wiki should be completely setup at: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>

I then usually go login to the wiki and add to the main page: '''Wiki is configured correctly.''' for 100% assurance that everything is working :)

== Add Sysop/Administrator User ==
Follow these steps to make your account a sysop, or to make someone else who manages the wiki, a sysop.

Create an account for yourself. Logout. Login as the WikiSysop user.

Navigate to '''Special Pages''' ->''' Make a user into a sysop''', or modify this link with your project name: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname/index.php/Special:Makesysop</nowiki>

Make yourself a sysop and Set bureaucrat flag too.

Setup a Project Wiki

2006-09-19T22:30:24Z

Mmmark: /* Add a Seperate Instance of MediaWiki */

Kingfisher is our wiki server. Check out the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca wiki index] to see existing wikis.

== Add a Seperate Instance of MediaWiki ==
# ssh root@kingfisher
# cd /srv/www/htwiki
# tar -xzvf mediawiki-unconfiguredInstallation.tar.gz
# mv mediawiki $projectname

The go to the mediawiki setup website for your project:
'''<nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>'''

Fill in the options appropriately with some special Configuration options to note: 
Make a seperate database for each project:
* '''Database name''': wiki_$projectname
Seperate username for each project:
* '''DB username''': wiki_$projectname
Unique password:
# apg -m 9 -MNC

And no table prefix.

''Note: When you click Install! it may fail. For me it has always failed if the username was too long (it must be at 16 characters or less)''

If it worked, this will create the LocalSettings.php file which you then move to the correct place:
# cd $projectname
# mv config/LocalSettings.php .

Config should no longer be world writable:
# chmod a-w config

Your wiki should be completely setup at: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname</nowiki>

I then usually go login to the wiki and add to the main page: '''Wiki is configured correctly.''' for 100% assurance that everything is working :)

== Add Sysop/Administrator User ==
Follow these steps to make your account a sysop, or to make someone else who manages the wiki, a sysop.

Create an account for yourself. Logout. Login as the WikiSysop user.

Navigate to '''Special Pages''' ->''' Make a user into a sysop''', or modify this link with your project name: <nowiki>http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/$projectname/index.php/Special:Makesysop</nowiki>

Make yourself a sysop and Set bureaucrat flag too.

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-14T19:59:42Z

Mmmark:

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-14T19:58:53Z

Mmmark: /* Servers */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-14T19:55:10Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

Server documentation

2006-09-13T21:50:27Z

Mmmark:

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]] - Rob
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)

=== Unused Boxes ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]

Server documentation

2006-09-13T21:47:44Z

Mmmark: /* Gentoo & SUSE 9.3 Unused */

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]] - Rob
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)

=== Unused Boxes ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]
* [[Servers:Lexington|Lexington]]

== Notes ==

=== Wiki-writing ===
For the wiki node of a server, please use this syntax to link (replace NAME with the server name):
<nowiki>[[Servers:NAME|]]</nowiki>

Server documentation

2006-09-13T21:44:36Z

Mmmark: /* Webservers */

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]] - Rob
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]] - Marek
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)

=== Gentoo & SUSE 9.3 Unused ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]
* [[Servers:Lexington|Lexington]]

== Notes ==

=== Wiki-writing ===
For the wiki node of a server, please use this syntax to link (replace NAME with the server name):
<nowiki>[[Servers:NAME|]]</nowiki>

Server documentation

2006-09-13T21:44:15Z

Mmmark: /* Webservers */

== Server List ==

=== Webservers ===
* [[Servers:Tonka|Tonka]] - Toby, LauraT, RobW, various others?
* [[Servers:Slinky|Slinky]] - Steve DiPaola - jViz
* [[Servers:Gaia|Gaia]] - Mark Brady
* [[Servers:Echo|Echo]] - Ron Wakkary
* [[Servers:Whisper|Whisper]] - Thecla
* [[Servers:Lightning|Lightning]]
* [[Servers:Corsair|Corsair]] - Davis Marques
* [[Servers:Thunderbolt|Thunderbolt]] - John Nesbit, Griff Richards, Jerry Li
* [[Servers:Lancer|Lancer]]
* [[Servers:Aki|Aki]]
* [[Servers:Pool|Pool]]
* [[Servers:Vindicator|Vindicator]] - ECL project
* [[Servers:Siat-sparc|Siat-sparc]]
* [[Servers:Csil-cluster|Csil-cluster]]
* [[Servers:Nerva|Nerva]] - development SPARC machine
* [[Servers:Kingfisher|Kingfisher]] - Our wiki server. Look at the [http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca Wiki Index]
* [[Servers:Skimmer|Skimmer]] - David Botta. Tomcat, phpmyadmin
* [[Servers:Dragonfly|Dragonfly]] - 'sr-vagus' Diane Gromala
* [[Servers:Valiant|Valiant]] - 'sr-biov' Chris Shaw
* [[Servers:Beaufort|Beaufort]] - rec.iat.sfu.ca, Alissa N. Antle
* [[Servers:Tirpitz|Tirpitz]] - VHost Server including the Research wiki
* [[Servers:Dolphin|Dolphin]] - Maia Engeli, webserver for experimenting with AVIRE, moodle and flash

=== Infrastructure ===
* [[Servers:Nelson|Nelson]] - cvs server, Note: don't upgrade to cvs-1.12, many clients are not compatible with it
* [[Servers:Nebula|Nebula]] - Cluster
* [[Servers:Navajo|Navajo]] - Nagios, Splunk, Shutdown
* [[Servers:Hood|Hood]]
* [[Servers:Musashi|Musashi]]
* [[Servers:Yamato|Yamato]]
* [[Servers:Dreadnought|Dreadnought]]
* [[Servers:Bismarck|Bismarck]] - research mailing server, mailman, sassafras server, flexlm server
* [[Infrastructure:APC RackPDU|APC RackPDU]]
* [[Infrastucture:GigSwitchStack|GigSwitchStack]]

=== Other ===
* [[Servers:Intendant|Intendant]] - Pat's box
* [[Servers:B17|B17]] - SGI Onyx1 (aka Banff Onyx)
* [[Servers:B52|B52]] - SGI Onyx3200 (aka FakeSpace Onyx)

=== Gentoo & SUSE 9.3 Unused ===
* [[Servers:Titus|Titus]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Seagull|Seagull]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Clipper|Clipper]] - gentoo
* [[Servers:Cossack|Cossack]] - gentoo

=== Unknown ===
I don't know the present status of these machines. Some of them may be ripe for a wipe+reinstall.
* [[Servers:Matchbox|Matchbox]] - I don't think this machine is actively used anymore. RW - zope?
* [[Servers:Wildcat|Wildcat]]
* [[Servers:Lexington|Lexington]]

== Notes ==

=== Wiki-writing ===
For the wiki node of a server, please use this syntax to link (replace NAME with the server name):
<nowiki>[[Servers:NAME|]]</nowiki>

INFO Network Routing Information

2006-09-13T18:06:32Z

Mmmark:

SFU DNS Servers:
* 206.12.16.14
* 142.58.103.2
* 142.58.103.1

Research Default Gateway
* 209.87.57.254

NTP Timeserver
* time.surrey.sfu.ca = trinity.surrey.sfu.ca = 142.58.190.7

DHCP
* Dynamic Range 2-119 DDNS
* For both the 181 and 183 networks

Main Page

2006-09-13T18:05:29Z

Mmmark:

Welcome. This is a wiki for the purpose of helping to keep the systems in Research running smoothly and to inform users of Research services.

{| border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" style="border: black solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; width: 100%; background: #f0f0ff; "
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.4em;" |
User Articles
|-
| width="33%" valign="top" | '''Projects'''
* [[AG Node Documentation]]
* [[Eye trackers @ EC3 Lab]]
* [[Large Scale Imagery: evolving the components]]
* [[Cluster User Documentation|Documentation for the Cluster]]
* [[SGI]]

| width="33%" valign="top" | '''Workstations'''
* [[Printers]]
* [[Research Workstations - default software loads | Standard Workstation Software List]]
* [[Windows Maintenance]]
* [[Linux Administration & Maintenance]]
* [[MAC Addresses and Hostnames]]
* [[Problems due to moving]]
* [[Workstations with updated software]]
* [[Broken network ports]]

| width="33%" valign="top" | '''General Information'''
* [[Research Services]]
* [[Accessing Your Data]]
* [[People power - grad students and their expertise]]
* [[Research Mailing Lists]]
* [[HOWTO Access The CVS Server| Accessing the CVS Server]]
* [[Lockers]]

|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" style="border: black solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left; width: 100%; background: #f0f0ff; "
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.4em;" |
Administration Articles
|-
| width="33%" valign="top" | '''Administration & Resource Management'''
* [[Research Administration Tasks]]
* [[Server documentation | Server List]]
* [[Network Devices Servers & Workstations]]
* [[Workstation Naming Convention]]
* [[HOWTO Restore Files From Amanda | Restore Files From Amanda]]
* [[INFO Network Routing Information | Network Routing Information]]

| width="33%" valign="top" | '''Customizing Linux Servers'''
* [[Research Servers - default software loads | Standard Server Software List]]
* [[REF Standard Server Configuration | Standard Server Configuration]]
* [[Setup a Project Wiki|Setup MediaWiki]]
* [[Maya]]
* [[Oracle on Gentoo]]

| width="33%" valign="top" | '''Client Side & Other Articles'''
* [[Linux Tips and Tools]]
* [[HOWTO Install SUSE with AutoYast|Install SUSE with AutoYast]]
* [[Who's Where - Availability of Research staff|Availability of Research Staff]]
* [[Maya]]

|}

[http://research.iat.sfu.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss http://research.iat.sfu.ca/images/rss.gif]

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-13T16:41:32Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

MAC Addresses and Hostnames

2006-09-13T00:39:39Z

Mmmark: /* Computers to be added by Keir */

Research Workstations - default software loads

2006-09-12T21:33:58Z

Mmmark: /* Windows XP SP2 */

This is the plan for a complete lab re-install in the Summer of 2006.
Machines will be loaded with Windows XP and SUSE Linux. Each machine will be configured with the following applications.

== Windows XP SP2 ==
All latest patches.
* Adobe Creative Suite 2:
** Adobe Photoshop CS
** Adobe InDesign
** Adobe GoLive!
** Adobe Illustrator
** Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
*** During install, set the default .pdf handler to be the Acrobat Reader!
* Adobe Acrobat Reader 7
** Install Adobe Reader AFTER Adobe Professional (and set Reader as default)
* Adobe ImageReady
* Adobe Premiere Pro
* ASUS Probe (motherboard monitoring)
** found on ASUS motherboard CD's, or http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ASUS-PC-Probe-Download-4498.html
* AtlasTi
* iTunes
* Java 1.5 J2SE SDK [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp Download Link]
* K2 client http://www.sassafras.com/k2/revisions/downloads.html
** [[Image:K2Client.exe|local Windows copy]]
** Host DNS Name: research-keyserver.iat.sfu.ca
* MacAfee AV 8 Ent.
* Macromedia Suite 8 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand)
** Run one of the applications and enter our serial number in!!
* Nero (CD/DVD burning)
* Microsoft Office - complete install
* Mozilla Firefox - set as default browser.
* Mozilla Thunderbird email client
* NikonView (free download)
* Nikon Capture Editor, Camera Control (needs to be keyserved)
** must first perform install using our original CD, '''AND''' you must run it. This embeds the licensing, which is mandatory for succesful downloads/upgrades from Nikon's web site http://nikonusa.com -> Software Downloads. you '''must''' upgrade incrementally, several times (ie from 4.2 to 4.3 to 4.4).
* nVidia video
** latest unified driver, for FX5200 / FX5600 cards
* PuTTY
** Dream for one day: Defaults for fraser and our shell box?
* RealPlayer
** when installing RealPlayer, manually de-select every single media-type which has another association already (such as Windows Media Player). Installing other players (like Quicktime) '''after''' RealPlayer will ensure they handle the media-types they should. Restrict RealPlayer to as few media-types as possible :-)
** disable the Real Message Center. Turn it off so it doesn't even load in the System Tray.
* Quicktime
* SpyBot Search and Destroy http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/countit.asp?fid=22262&fileidx=1
* OpenOffice 2.0
* WinSCP
** Dream, for one day: include defaults for connecting to tirpitz, surrey, and fraser
* Lexmark T630-capable printer drivers
* HP 4600n-capable printer drivers
** printer-info needs to be added to Research web-info:
** IP-addresses, location, capabilities, where to get supplies, how to add them in Linux/Irix/OS-X/WinXP
** how to query the printer for int. info (IP-address, name, no. of pages, toner-levels, etc)
* [[Setup Windows Server Update Services|Windows Server Update Services]] - Automated Windows Updates

== Linux ==
Complete install of SuSE 9.3 Pro.
* Auto-update.
* <s>Both KDE and</s> GNOME, maybe some other WMs too.
* Development tools
** Eclipse (Java & C++ support)
** Fortran stuff
* Mozilla Firefox
* totem, mplayer, xine?
** fully working!!! DeCSS, MP3, AAC, etc
* K3B for cd/dvd writing
** Mark: add ldap users to cd writing group!
** Robin: SUSE9.3 should have pam_console, which is the proper solution.

== Mac OS-X ==
Complete install of OS 10.4 with all updates, XCode Tools
* Adobe Photoshop CS
* Adobe ImageReady
* Adobe Acrobat 6 Pro
* Adobe InDesign
* Adobe GoLive CS
* Adobe Illustrator
* Final Cut Pro HD
* K2 client http://www.sassafras.com/k2/revisions/downloads.html
** [[Image:K2Client.sea.bin|local Mac copy]]
** point to research-keyserver.iat.sfu.ca
* Microsoft Office for Mac
* Mozilla Firefox
* Nikon Capture
* Nikon View

HOWTO Access The CVS Server

2006-09-07T21:36:46Z

Mmmark:

Research has CVS and SVN repositories available for research projects. This page should explain exactly how to access it.

For those who don't like to read, here is all the information you'll need: 
'''Use CVS_RSH="ssh" with the URL being :ext:$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/$foobar'''

== Command Line on Linux ==
Checkout
# export CVSROOT=:ext:username@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/projectname
# export CVS_RSH=ssh
# cvs checkout modulename
Update
# cvs update modulename

== Eclipse on Windows ==

To checkout a repository with Eclipse, use the Import Project tool from CVS. Enter the information below with Your projectname, and Your username/password

[[Image:eclipse-cvs-checkout.gif]]

Then, select Use an existing module to see a list of which modules you can checkout (they will be listed below).

[[Image:eclipse-cvs-checkout-module.gif]]

HOWTO Access The CVS Server

2006-09-07T21:22:26Z

Mmmark: /* Example for Windows Users */

To access our CVS repository, use CVS_RSH="ssh" with URL being :ext:$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/$foobar

== Example for Linux Users ==
Checkout
# export CVSROOT=:ext:username@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/projectname
# export CVS_RSH=ssh
# cvs checkout modulename
Update
# cvs update modulename

== Example for Windows Users ==

[[Image:eclipse-cvs-checkout.gif]]

[[Image:eclipse-cvs-checkout-module.gif]]

File:Eclipse-cvs-checkout-module.gif

2006-09-07T21:21:56Z

Mmmark: eclipse cvs checkout example with module info

eclipse cvs checkout example with module info

HOWTO Access The CVS Server

2006-09-07T21:17:41Z

Mmmark:

File:Eclipse-cvs-checkout.gif

2006-09-07T21:16:35Z

Mmmark: eclipse cvs checkout example

eclipse cvs checkout example

Printers

2006-09-07T18:50:20Z

Mmmark:

Incase a printer has not been installed on your workstation, here is a handy reference to install a Research printer under Windows, Mac, or Linux.

If you have a Mac or Linux machine with an automatic DNS discovery tool, such as Bonjour, Avahi, or Zeroconf, you can browse the network for these printers to add them. The printers will show up with a name listed below (like sr-isoroku); further details in each operating system section.

== Install a Printer ==

# To install a new printer, find out which printers are closest to you and note the printer's hostname, such as sr-isoroku.iat.sfu.ca. You can find a complete list below.
# Second following the guide for your operating system to add the printer:
::* [[HOWTO Install Printers Under Windows|Install Printers Under Windows]]
::* [[HOWTO Install Printers Under Mac OSX|Install Printers Under Mac OSX]]
::* [[HOWTO Install Printers Under Linux|Install Printers Under Linux]]

=== Research Printers ===

'''Just outside the InfoNet Media Lab'''
* Hostname: sr-isoroku.iat.sfu.ca (HP Colour LaserJet)
* Hostname: sr-dumitrescu.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)

'''Inside the InfoNet Media Lab'''
* Hostname: sr-ike.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)

'''EC3 Lab'''
* Hostname: sr-rommel.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)
* Hostname: sr-macarthur.iat.sfu.ca (HP Colour LaserJet)

'''Grad Student Lounge Area'''
* Hostname: sr-monty.iat.sfu.ca (HP Color LaserJet)
* Hostname: sr-patton.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)

'''Parking Log facing Grad Area (near research administration offices)'''
* Hostname: sr-yamamoto.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)
* Hostname: sr-zhukov.iat.sfu.ca (HP Colour LaserJet)

'''Storage Room'''
* Hostname: sr-mountbatten.iat.sfu.ca (Lexmark B&W LaserJet)

HOWTO Install Printers Under Linux

2006-09-07T18:33:41Z

Mmmark:

== Linux (and Unix) Printer Installation (using CUPS) ==

On any system running CUPS (Common Unix Printing System - all modern Unices), you can point a browser at port 631 on the local machine, and click on the "Printer" heading:

 
[[Image:Cups_printeroverview_in_browser.png]]
 
 
To add a printer, click "Add Printer" (seen in lower-left, above)

 
[[Image:cups_add_printers_screenshot1.png]]
 
 
All our Research printers are PostScript-capable, and are network-enabled. With that in mind, on the next screen we choose "JetDirect":

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot2.png]]
 
 
Use this "socket://" syntax, combined with the appropriate IP-address of the printer you want. The final ":9100" means Port 9100, which is the standard JetDirect port to use. If you are adding a Windows XP shared printer, the syntax to use is trickier: smb://''valid_username_on_XP_machine:valid_local_password:''142.58.183.xxx/''winxp_sharename''.

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot3.png]]
 
 
Since our printers are native-PostScript, and Postscript is the native output from every Linux (Unix) application I know of, we will use the "Raw" queue, to pass the data unaltered from app to printer:

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot4.png]]
 
 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot5.png]]
 
 
You should now see this "Success" screen, when a printer has been successfully added:

 
[[Image:Cups_add_printer_success_screenshot6.png]]
 
 
Re-visiting the CUPS "Printers" page should show all yoru printers. Print a test-page if you wish to verify correct connection to your newly-added-printer. Lastly, please set a sensible (ie Black and White laser) as your default printer. DON'T set a colour-laser for default output; use this for special circumstances.

 
[[Image:Cups_printers_result_screenshot7.png]]

Printers

2006-09-07T18:33:36Z

Mmmark:

HOWTO Install Printers Under Mac OSX

2006-09-07T18:33:20Z

Mmmark:

==Mac OS-X Printer Installation==

=== OS X 10.3 ===

=== OS X 10.4 ===

'''HP Colour Laserjet Printers'''

First, click an empty portion of your desktop, then click Go > Utilities. Double click the Printer Setup Utility, then hit Add. The image below should help you the rest of the way.

[[Image:mac_install_printer.png]]

'''Lexmark B&W Printers'''

To set up a Lexmark printer, follow the same instructions as for an HP printer, except use the configuration below after clicking Add.

[[Image:mac_lexmark_intall.png]]

Printers

2006-09-07T18:33:14Z

Mmmark:

==Printers==
If you have a Mac or Linux machine with an automatic DNS discovery tool, such as Bonjour, Avahi, or Zeroconf, you can browse our network for these printers to add them. The printers will show up with the given sr-isoroku or similar name through Zeroconf as listed below.

'''This page is being updated as the printer settings have changed again.'''

==='''InfoNet Media Lab Area'''===
IMLab HP Color LaserJet 4600n (outside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.240   Host: sr-isoroku

IMLab BW T630 (outside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.241   Host: sr-dumitrescu

IMLab Lexmark T630n B&W laser (inside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.249   Host: sr-ike

==='''Storage Room'''===
Lexmark T630

IP: 142.58.183.242   Host: sr-mountbatten

==='''EC3 Lab'''===
EC3Lab B/W T630 (Lexmark T630n B/W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.245   Host: sr-rommel

HP 4600n (colour laser)

IP: 142.58.183.246   Host: sr-macarthur

==='''Grad Student Lounge Area'''===
EC3Lab HP Color LaserJet 4600n

IP: 142.58.183.247   Host: sr-monty

Lexmark T630n (B&W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.248   Host: sr-patton

==='''Main Grad Area (near research administration offices)'''===
Lexmark T640n (B&W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.243   Host: sr-yamamoto

HP Colour LaserJet 4650n

IP: 142.58.183.244   Host: sr-zhukov

[[HOWTO Install Printers Under Windows]]
[[HOWTO Install Printers Under Mac OSX]]
[[HOWTO Install Printers Under Linux]]

== Linux (and Unix) Printer Installation (using CUPS) ==

On any system running CUPS (Common Unix Printing System - all modern Unices), you can point a browser at port 631 on the local machine, and click on the "Printer" heading:

 
[[Image:Cups_printeroverview_in_browser.png]]
 
 
To add a printer, click "Add Printer" (seen in lower-left, above)

 
[[Image:cups_add_printers_screenshot1.png]]
 
 
All our Research printers are PostScript-capable, and are network-enabled. With that in mind, on the next screen we choose "JetDirect":

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot2.png]]
 
 
Use this "socket://" syntax, combined with the appropriate IP-address of the printer you want. The final ":9100" means Port 9100, which is the standard JetDirect port to use. If you are adding a Windows XP shared printer, the syntax to use is trickier: smb://''valid_username_on_XP_machine:valid_local_password:''142.58.183.xxx/''winxp_sharename''.

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot3.png]]
 
 
Since our printers are native-PostScript, and Postscript is the native output from every Linux (Unix) application I know of, we will use the "Raw" queue, to pass the data unaltered from app to printer:

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot4.png]]
 
 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot5.png]]
 
 
You should now see this "Success" screen, when a printer has been successfully added:

 
[[Image:Cups_add_printer_success_screenshot6.png]]
 
 
Re-visiting the CUPS "Printers" page should show all yoru printers. Print a test-page if you wish to verify correct connection to your newly-added-printer. Lastly, please set a sensible (ie Black and White laser) as your default printer. DON'T set a colour-laser for default output; use this for special circumstances.

 
[[Image:Cups_printers_result_screenshot7.png]]

HOWTO Install Printers Under Windows

2006-09-07T18:32:34Z

Mmmark:

==Windows Printer Installation==
 
The following screenshots will guide you through a typical Lexmark T630 installation on a WindowsXP workstation.
 
First, invoke the Add Printer Wizard, choose to use a network printer, and specify the TCP/IP address of the [[Printers#Printers|desired printer (above)]].

 
[[Image:Printers_windows.PNG]]

 
You can get the [[Media:Lexmark_AAG_MultiWin_Drivers_en.exe|Lexmark T630]] or [[Media:Clj4600pcl6win2kxp2003-en.exe|HP4600]] drivers from the wiki. Unzip them to your C:\ drive, then tell the Add Printer Wizard that you Have Disk:

 
[[Image:Printer_setup3_screenshot.png]]

 
[[Image:Printer_setup4_screenshot.png]]

 
Browse to find the files; representative paths are shown (these paths result automatically from the unzipping)

 
[[Image:Connecting_printers_4.PNG]]

 
You will probably have to accept an unsigned driver. 
It is preferable to choose the PCL (Page Control Language) driver option:

 
[[Image:Printer_setup6_screenshot.png]]

 
The HP4600 path is very similar to the Lexmark T630, if that's what you are installing:

 
[[Image:Printer_setup6a_screenshot.png]]

 
[[Image:Printer_setup6b_screenshot.png]] 

 
Nothing we can do about this; accept the unsigned (Lexmark) driver, and wrap up your installation. You can print a test-page if you wish, to verify that it works.

 
[[Image:Printer_setup7_screenshot.png]]

Printers

2006-09-07T18:32:17Z

Mmmark:

==Printers==
If you have a Mac or Linux machine with an automatic DNS discovery tool, such as Bonjour, Avahi, or Zeroconf, you can browse our network for these printers to add them. The printers will show up with the given sr-isoroku or similar name through Zeroconf as listed below.

'''This page is being updated as the printer settings have changed again.'''

==='''InfoNet Media Lab Area'''===
IMLab HP Color LaserJet 4600n (outside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.240   Host: sr-isoroku

IMLab BW T630 (outside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.241   Host: sr-dumitrescu

IMLab Lexmark T630n B&W laser (inside lab)

IP: 142.58.183.249   Host: sr-ike

==='''Storage Room'''===
Lexmark T630

IP: 142.58.183.242   Host: sr-mountbatten

==='''EC3 Lab'''===
EC3Lab B/W T630 (Lexmark T630n B/W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.245   Host: sr-rommel

HP 4600n (colour laser)

IP: 142.58.183.246   Host: sr-macarthur

==='''Grad Student Lounge Area'''===
EC3Lab HP Color LaserJet 4600n

IP: 142.58.183.247   Host: sr-monty

Lexmark T630n (B&W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.248   Host: sr-patton

==='''Main Grad Area (near research administration offices)'''===
Lexmark T640n (B&W laser)

IP: 142.58.183.243   Host: sr-yamamoto

HP Colour LaserJet 4650n

IP: 142.58.183.244   Host: sr-zhukov

[[HOWTO Install Printers Under Windows]]

==Mac OS-X Printer Installation==

=== OS X 10.3 ===

=== OS X 10.4 ===

'''HP Colour Laserjet Printers'''

First, click an empty portion of your desktop, then click Go > Utilities. Double click the Printer Setup Utility, then hit Add. The image below should help you the rest of the way.

[[Image:mac_install_printer.png]]

'''Lexmark B&W Printers'''

To set up a Lexmark printer, follow the same instructions as for an HP printer, except use the configuration below after clicking Add.

[[Image:mac_lexmark_intall.png]]

== Linux (and Unix) Printer Installation (using CUPS) ==

On any system running CUPS (Common Unix Printing System - all modern Unices), you can point a browser at port 631 on the local machine, and click on the "Printer" heading:

 
[[Image:Cups_printeroverview_in_browser.png]]
 
 
To add a printer, click "Add Printer" (seen in lower-left, above)

 
[[Image:cups_add_printers_screenshot1.png]]
 
 
All our Research printers are PostScript-capable, and are network-enabled. With that in mind, on the next screen we choose "JetDirect":

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot2.png]]
 
 
Use this "socket://" syntax, combined with the appropriate IP-address of the printer you want. The final ":9100" means Port 9100, which is the standard JetDirect port to use. If you are adding a Windows XP shared printer, the syntax to use is trickier: smb://''valid_username_on_XP_machine:valid_local_password:''142.58.183.xxx/''winxp_sharename''.

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot3.png]]
 
 
Since our printers are native-PostScript, and Postscript is the native output from every Linux (Unix) application I know of, we will use the "Raw" queue, to pass the data unaltered from app to printer:

 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot4.png]]
 
 
[[Image:cups_add_printer_screenshot5.png]]
 
 
You should now see this "Success" screen, when a printer has been successfully added:

 
[[Image:Cups_add_printer_success_screenshot6.png]]
 
 
Re-visiting the CUPS "Printers" page should show all yoru printers. Print a test-page if you wish to verify correct connection to your newly-added-printer. Lastly, please set a sensible (ie Black and White laser) as your default printer. DON'T set a colour-laser for default output; use this for special circumstances.

 
[[Image:Cups_printers_result_screenshot7.png]]

Research Administration Tasks

2006-09-05T21:43:16Z

Mmmark: /* Deleting Users */

== Adding Users ==
* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 /usr/local/sbin/diradm.superadduser '$username' '$email' '$fullname'
* Note that a file named '$username' is created in your current directory with the template filled out for mailing (the same file is displayed onscreen).
* The password you are prompted for at the end is for '''hood'''.
* Add the newly-created user to our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List].

== Deleting Users ==
* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel -r $username
* As root on '''hood''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel $username
* Keeping the user on our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List] is probably a good idea.
* If you delete a user, you MUST disallow diradm from ever using that UIDNumber again. To do so, go to each machine with diradm and edit the diradm.conf file so that UIDNUMBERMIN to equal the same number as the highest UIDNumber currently being used. This is important!

== Changing a Users Password ==
This method does not require the old password.
* As root on '''hood''':
# ldappass $username

== Adding Users to a Group ==
Adding or removing from a group. Uses the same syntax as gpasswd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm gpasswd (-a|-d) $username $group
# diradm gpasswd -a mdeepwel pond

== Adding Groups ==
Adding groups takes the same syntax as groupadd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm groupadd $groupname

== Adding Projects ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O $mapbase $key $src
# diradm amadd -O home.projects meditation 209.87.56.240:/export/projects/0/m/meditation
* '-O' means the default mount options for automount.
* As root on '''yamato''':
** Make the $src directory. mkdir -p $src
** Set ownership. chgrp -R $group $src
** Set permissions. chmod 2771 $src
** If web content is being served: mkdir -p $src/htdocs ; chmod 2775 $src/htdocs

== Adding CVS Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.cvs $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/cvs/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''':
# cvs -d /export/cvs/$foobar init
# chmod -R 2770 /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a group, (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar''):
# chgrp -R $foobar_group /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a single user:
# chown -R $user /export/cvs/$foobar
* Group name and cvs repository name don't have to match.
* To access CVS repo, use ''CVS_RSH="ssh"'' with URL being '':ext:$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in group cvs in addition to $foobar to access the repository!

== Adding SVN Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.svn $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''', run (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar'':
# mkdir /export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''nelson''':
# svnadmin create /var/svnroot/$foobar --fs-type fsfs
* As root on '''yamato''':
# chmod -R 2770 /export/svn/$foobar
# chgrp -R foobar /export/svn/$foobar

* Repo URL is ''svn+ssh://$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca/var/svnroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in the cvs group in addition to $foobar group to access the repository!

== Adding Computers to the Domain ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm smbhostadd sr-#####
* refer to [[Workstation_Naming_Convention]]

== General User Management ==
* diradm offers almost all regular POSIX commands, sometimes with a few extra frills. The only commands NOT completely implemented are gpasswd and passwd.
* Welcoming new users; email template
** This is in the diradm.superadduser script, as it fills out the template.
<pre>
To: $fullname <$email>
Subject: Research account created - $newuser

Hello $fullname

Your research account has been created.
Username: $newuser
Password: $newpass

Please visit http://research.iat.sfu.ca/network/changepassword.php to change
your password when you receive this email.

For support with the research network, please email:
help@research.iat.sfu.ca

And include a good description of the entire problem and a suitable subject
line.

Please note that this username/password pair is only valid for the SFU Surrey
Research Network, and is NOT tied into the main SFU authentication systems.
</pre>

Research Administration Tasks

2006-09-05T21:42:16Z

Mmmark: /* Deleting Users */

== Adding Users ==
* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 /usr/local/sbin/diradm.superadduser '$username' '$email' '$fullname'
* Note that a file named '$username' is created in your current directory with the template filled out for mailing (the same file is displayed onscreen).
* The password you are prompted for at the end is for '''hood'''.
* Add the newly-created user to our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List].

== Deleting Users ==
* As root on '''yamato''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel -r $username
* As root on '''hood''':
# DEBUG=1 diradm userdel $username
* Keeping the user on our [http://bismarck.iat.sfu.ca/mailman/admin/research/ Research Mailing List] is probably a good idea.
* If you delete a user, you MUST disallow diradm from ever using that UID again. To do so, go to each machine with diradm and edit the diradm.conf file so that UIDNUMBERMIN to equal the same number as the highest UID currently being used. This is important!

== Changing a Users Password ==
This method does not require the old password.
* As root on '''hood''':
# ldappass $username

== Adding Users to a Group ==
Adding or removing from a group. Uses the same syntax as gpasswd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm gpasswd (-a|-d) $username $group
# diradm gpasswd -a mdeepwel pond

== Adding Groups ==
Adding groups takes the same syntax as groupadd(8).
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm groupadd $groupname

== Adding Projects ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O $mapbase $key $src
# diradm amadd -O home.projects meditation 209.87.56.240:/export/projects/0/m/meditation
* '-O' means the default mount options for automount.
* As root on '''yamato''':
** Make the $src directory. mkdir -p $src
** Set ownership. chgrp -R $group $src
** Set permissions. chmod 2771 $src
** If web content is being served: mkdir -p $src/htdocs ; chmod 2775 $src/htdocs

== Adding CVS Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.cvs $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/cvs/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''':
# cvs -d /export/cvs/$foobar init
# chmod -R 2770 /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a group, (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar''):
# chgrp -R $foobar_group /export/cvs/$foobar
: If this repository is for a single user:
# chown -R $user /export/cvs/$foobar
* Group name and cvs repository name don't have to match.
* To access CVS repo, use ''CVS_RSH="ssh"'' with URL being '':ext:$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca:/var/cvsroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in group cvs in addition to $foobar to access the repository!

== Adding SVN Repositories ==
Replace ''$foobar'' with the name of the repository.
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm amadd -O auto.svn $foobar 209.87.56.240:/export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''yamato''', run (assuming there's a previously created group called ''$foobar'':
# mkdir /export/svn/$foobar
* As root on '''nelson''':
# svnadmin create /var/svnroot/$foobar --fs-type fsfs
* As root on '''yamato''':
# chmod -R 2770 /export/svn/$foobar
# chgrp -R foobar /export/svn/$foobar

* Repo URL is ''svn+ssh://$user@cvs.iat.sfu.ca/var/svnroot/$foobar''
* Users must be in the cvs group in addition to $foobar group to access the repository!

== Adding Computers to the Domain ==
* As root on '''hood''':
# diradm smbhostadd sr-#####
* refer to [[Workstation_Naming_Convention]]

== General User Management ==
* diradm offers almost all regular POSIX commands, sometimes with a few extra frills. The only commands NOT completely implemented are gpasswd and passwd.
* Welcoming new users; email template
** This is in the diradm.superadduser script, as it fills out the template.
<pre>
To: $fullname <$email>
Subject: Research account created - $newuser

Hello $fullname

Your research account has been created.
Username: $newuser
Password: $newpass

Please visit http://research.iat.sfu.ca/network/changepassword.php to change
your password when you receive this email.

For support with the research network, please email:
help@research.iat.sfu.ca

And include a good description of the entire problem and a suitable subject
line.

Please note that this username/password pair is only valid for the SFU Surrey
Research Network, and is NOT tied into the main SFU authentication systems.
</pre>