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Information for Undergraduates: (Be sure to read the
General Info page!)
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What kind of accounts do I have?
You have two accounts, a windows and a unix account. The unix account
works on all linux and solaris machines, and provides you with 80 MB of
space in a home directory. If CS is your major, your account is slightly
larger, with 200 MB of space. Your windows account is a standard windows
account, allowing you to log on to any machine on the CS-NT domain.
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Where can I save data?
Your unix account provides you with a home directory, (accessible from
anywhere in any unix environment via the alias ~/). This is where you
should save any and all work. It is backed up on an hourly, weekly,
and monthly schedule. If you lose data you may enter your ~/.snapshots
directory (which is automatically created for you), to possibly retrieve
lost data. Your windows account however, does not provide you
with a profile. Your profile is not saved when you log out, so all data
on the desktop, in MY Documents, etc. will be lost! However,
your home directory from the unix account is automatically mounted for
you, and accessible as the Z: drive. So if you write a document and
wish to save it, you may save it in My Computer->z: This is shared between
both accounts and is the recommended place to store your data.
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Is there a public printer I can print to?
All undergraduates capable of logging onto the computers in the undergraduate
lab are given a print quota of 50 pages a week. All machines in the undergraduate
lab have two default printers: R2D2, and R2D2-ns. These printers are both
the same physical printer (the difference being that one prints with staples
and the other prints non-stabled), located behind the desk in the undergraduate
lab. You may print to either, and then walk up to the desk and tell them
your username to pick up your printouts.
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How long is my account valid for?
An undergraduate with a major in CS is given an account that is valid
for the entire duration of that student's time as a CS undergraduate.
Students enrolled in a CS course but not declared CS majors are given
an account that lasts only until the course is over. At the end of every
semester students in this position are sent e-mails to their cs account
with instructions on how to keep their account if they are enrolling in
another CS course the following semester.
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What happens after I graduate?
After you graduate, if you graduate with a degree in CS, your account
is made into an alumni account and is valid for life. Your home directory
is made smaller, but you retain your print quota and the ability to log
on to computers in the undergraduate computer lab.
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