UNIX Shell Servers
From Syscore
UNIX Shell Access is currently available on the following machines:
- linux1, linux2, & linux3.gl.umbc.edu - Dell 2650, P4 Xeon Servers running RHEL 3
- solaris1 - A Sun Enterprise 220R running Solaris 2.8
- irix2 - An SGI O200 running IRIX 6.5
- Any OIT PC Lab - Every OIT - Managed Windows 2k lab machine can also Dual-Boot to RedHat 9 Linux!
Each server(not lab machines) is accessable via SSH.
If you need general shell access from off campus, use SSH to log in to one of the gl machines (listed above), this will allow you to use pine, trn, or compile programs. If you are on campus, reboot an NT machine into linux to get shell access, as this will be much much faster than remotely logging in.
Software Availability
Many popular software packages, both commercial and Open-Source, are available on these machines, with various levels of support. For commercial software packages, such as Matlab, problems should be reported to systems@umbc.edu, and we will pass your request on through the appropriate support channels. Please take note, that while OIT installs these software packages and tries to verify correct operation, that the system administrators that provide support on the systems@umbc.edu mailing list may not be in the position to provide instruction or "how-to" advice on the operation of these complex packages, and may only be able to point you in the direction of a manual.
Regarding UNIX File Permissions
Users who are familiar with UNIX systems at other sites, or possibly home UNIX systems such as Linux, may wish to note that file permissions on the AFS File System are handled quite differently than the standard UNIX chmod permissions that you may be familliar with. For further information on AFS ACLs, please see this page, or view the entire AFS Users Guide.
