Transcript CSEE Graduate Student Orientation

CSEE Graduate Student
Orientation
CSEEIT
Introduction
• Geoff Weiss
• Computer Systems Manager
New CSEE Computer Account
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GL account needs to be activated
Paper request form found in ITE325 office
Fill out top section
Needs to be signed by the appropriate
faculty member
• Submit form to ITE325F
• Account remains available as long as you
are an active student
Account Features
• UNIX shell on Solaris and Linux
• Disk space (quota enabled)
• Campus provides Google Drive and Box
• CSEE email account
([email protected])
• Personal Web space
(http://www.csee.umbc.edu/~username/)
CSEEIT
• This is a constantly evolving environment
• CSEEIT vs. DoIT
• my.cs.umbc.edu vs. my.umbc.edu
CSEEIT
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CSEE UNIX Servers
CSEE “Grad Lab” Workstations
CSEE “TA Office” Workstations
CSEE Classroom Lab Workstations
CSEE Web Portals
Grad Lab – ITE 305
Grad Lab Usage
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No eating, drinking, or smoking
Card swipe access only
Do not let others in the lab
Printer use is only instruction and grading
by TA's and graders
– Personal printing to the ACSPS printers in
ENG 019
Access is logged and monitored
Non-Lab Access
• Connect from:
– UMBC Wireless
• “eduroam” ← preferred usage
• “UMBC Campus” (soon to be discontinued)
• “UMBC Visitor”
– Personal ISP
• Four remote login servers
– linuxserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu
– sunserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu
System Usage
• Privilege (not a right)
• Use a complex password
– Mixed case letters, numbers, special
characters
– At least twenty characters long recommended
• Report problems through ticket interface
All usage is logged
Non-appropriate Usage
• Hacking
• Downloading or distribution of illegal
content
– Such as, but not limited to, unauthorized
distributions of copyrighted files/property
• i.e. mp3’s, movies, warez
• Pornography
CSEE Mailing Lists
• Mailman
This mailing list server uses the Web for
list management. To subscribe, directly
access the URL for the appropriate list:
http://lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/listname
A full copy of mailing list names is not published to
maintain the privacy of the lists.
CSEE Mailing Lists
• Graduate student mailing lists
csee-grad-cs
graduate students in the CS program
csee-grad-ce
graduate students in the CE program
csee-grad-ee
graduate students in the EE program
• i.e. http://lists.cs.umbc.edu/mailman/listinfo/csee-grad-cs
Web Sites
• CSEE Department
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/
• CSEEIT Systems
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/systems/
• CSEEIT Support
http://my.cs.umbc.edu/
• CSEE Blogs
http://blogs.cs.umbc.edu/
More Web Sites
• CSEE Google Calendar (Events)
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=umbccsee
%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York
• CSEE News (Blog interface)
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/category/news
Mail-related Web Sites
• CSEE WebMail
http://webmail.cs.umbc.edu/
• CSEE Mailing Lists
http://www.csee.umbc.edu/systems/index.php/CSEE_Mailing_Lists
Best Security Practices
• Don’t give out your password (campus
policy)
• Personal Computer use
– Keep Operating System and Applications up
to date
– Run antivirus software (Microsoft Security
Essentials is free for Windows. There are free
options for Mac OS X.)
• Email
• Active system scans
Best Email Practices
• Be wary of emails from unknown sources
• Be cautious of attachments that you are
not expecting
• Never click on links in Email
• Be vigilant of social engineering tricks
– Do not reply (or enter Web forms) with
account or personal information
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i.e. Password, SSN, Banking Information,
Date of Birth, Address
• Look at the mail headers
Conclusion
• Use common sense
• CSEEIT is available for help
Questions?