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Lab 8 (Apple Lab) is Moving
The Apple lab (Lab 8) has a new home. It is now located in WEB124, two doors east of the CS Ugrad lab. This move has allowed us to add extra machines bringing the total up from 24 to 32.
The new lab will be operational as of May 15th.
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Lab 4 Name Change
Please note that Lab 4 (the 32 bit Linux machines) has been renamed to Lab 3. Please update any scripts you have that have been connecting to lab4 to now connect to lab3.
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Remote Access With XMing
CADE is pleased to announce new tutorials for the remote windowing software XMing. This is a free open source client similar to X-Win32. You can find the new tutorials under the Remote Access menu here on the homepage.
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CADE web certificate problems
Many of you have at some point been faced with a security alert when using one of the CADE secure websites (webmail, webhandin etc). This is due to CADE being it's own Certificate Authority (CA). To prevent the pop ups and alerts from appearing you will need to install our Root Certificate in your browser.
Instructions for this fast and simple process can be found here.
Once you have the certificate installed you will be able to access any current or future secure websites hosted by CADE.
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Changes to CADE Lab Policy
They have been questions regarding the rules about food and drink in the CADE lab. In response we have decided to relax the current policy of No food and No drink anywhere in the lab. Starting now you will be able to eat/drink in the designated study areas at the back of Lab 2 and the laptop area next to the entrance.
This will be permitted as long as people clean up after themselves and respect others in the area. If you do spill something, as we all do form time to time, you can get paper towels and cleaning supplies from the office.
* Please note that this applies to the CADE lab (WEB224) only. The Engman lab (WEB210) still has a NO FOOD or DRINK policy
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Openoffice 3.0
Openoffice 3.0 has been installed throughout the CADE lab. This upgrade will allow you to view Microsoft Office 2007 files (.docx, .xlsx etc) without the need to convert them first.
To use this new version issue the command soffice from the terminal. Alternatively got to Applications > CADE > office 3 using the desktop menus.
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Account Information and Floor Maps
We know have an instructional PDF available that will guide you through how to setup and edit your account. This includes how to change your password, which machines your account works on and how much disc quota you have.
You can download the pdf here.
We also have a map of the LWEB building available that shows the locations of each of our computer labs.
You can download the PDF here.
Both of these documents can also be found under the "Help" menu on the left hand side of this page.
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@eng email accounts
Did you know that all users of the CADE and Engman labs have special @eng email accounts?
Click here to find out how you can start using it today.
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Firefox and Acrobat Reader
Some students have been having problems opening Acrobat Reader from firefox. When you click on the PDF a dialog box will appear. Choose open with and pull down the menu. Select "Other" and navigate to:
/usr/local/bin/acroread.
Select OK, tick the option for Always use this program and then click ok again.
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Log in and Quota Problems
Many of you have been experiencing login problems. This is being caused by your disk quota being exceeded. You can remedy this problem by doing the following:
Login to one of the lab machines (lab3 will allow immediate login. lab1, lab2 and lab4 will have a delay).
In a terminal type the command 'quota' to see how far over you are.
Next type the command 'du -ka ~ | sort -n'
This will give you a list of files and their size. You can now remove any files you no longer need starting with the largest by using:
rm filename
If you need to remove a directory use:
rm -rf directory
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Webmail System
The CADE Lab is pleased to announce the availability of a new web-based email service. The new webmail system can be accessed by clicking on the Webmail link under the Services section on the CADE Lab's web page. In order to login, you must use your remote password which can be set with the remote_passwd command.
The new webmail system will allow you to read and send email as well as create vacation notices and mail forwards. It is powered by the Horde Project which is what the campus webmail system uses. This new system replaces the old Open Webmail interface.
If you have any questions or comments, please send email to opers@eng.
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New Tutorials
We are happy to announce our new online tutorials covering Remote Access, Email setup and how to use SFTP and FTP.
Just follow the links in the side menus or consult the FAQ section to learn all you need to know to use these services.
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New CADE Policies
Following several occurences of people leaving lab machines locked we will be implementing the following policy in addition to the existing lab policy (see FAQ's).
Any machine that has been left locked for more than 1 hour will be checked for running processes. If none are found then the user will be logged out and a warning will be sent. If you have a process running but have to leave for class and intend on returning then please leave a note on the computer.
If after the second warning we find any user keeping machines tied up for no reason we reserve the right to freeze that users account.
We would also like to remind all users that you will not be logged out by just clicking the logout button in the menu. A dialog box will appear and you will need to click ok to fully log out.
Remember we have limited machines for everyone so we have to share and play nice.
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Reducing Spam
For a while now, the amount of spam has been increasing Internet-wide. The CADE Lab offers SpamAssassin to help reduce the amount of spam that you receive. SpamAssassin is a mail filter used to help identify spam. If you wish to use SpamAssassin to filter your email, keep reading.
To take advantage of SpamAssassin, simply create a .procmailrc file in your home directory. The contents of this file should look something like the following.
MAILDIR=${HOME}/mail
LOGFILE=${MAILDIR}/procmail.log
# Use SpamAssassin to catch spam
:0
* ^X-Spam-Flag: YES
${MAILDIR}/spam
# Accept all the rest to your default mailbox
:0:
${DEFAULT}
If you have any questions, please email opers@eng.
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