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Debian Install Notes (Obsolete) Location of Files: \\asimov.cscf.uwaterloo.ca\sysprep\SYSPRIMG\CSCF DEB Install the split image. root wants to be /dev/hda5...
(This page is getting bulky enough that perhaps we should spin off a new set of pages, one per q and a? MikePatterson)or maybe by category (Updates, Display, Printing...
Security in CS (This page needs updating) Jump off page for security related stuff. LabSchedule listing of possible rooms Opening and Closing SecurityAlerts...
HP Hardware notes (Obsolete) Models HP DL 585R07 http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.BINARYPORTLET/public/kb/docDisplay/resource.process...
Legato Networker (Migrated to: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/x/T4FcUwo) We use Legato to back up the majority of our systems. Here are some usage notes. Client...
Obsolete This page is being proposed for deletion because this is only a list of broken links. If you believe it should be kept, please move it to another parent topic...
Video Conferencing ICR (Obsolete) 2016 10 28: Note ICR`s Video conference system has been retired
Casper Suite (Obsolete) As of October 2016, JAMF Software has been renamed jamf and plans to rename Casper Suite to jamf Pro sometime in 2017 when the software reaches...
Obsolete The /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file on the Mac lab machines needs to be modified as follows: Note: There might not be an snmpd.conf file on the machine and so...
Obsolete They look like this: (imagine a picture here). They have blue ends with a twisted grey cable and are about 30cm long. It turns out that they`re Prolific...
Obsolete The version of X11 that Apple recommends is XQUARTZ from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/. Previous versions of X11 are deprecated. XQUARTZ is currently...
Obsolete Put the attached file into .vimrc in your home directory. :syn on and enjoy. This may work on other platforms too. MikePatterson 05 Nov 2004
Changing the Mac Short Name (Obsolete) In our world, the short name should match the UWDir entry, for ease in printer quota / access, and easier ssh access to our...
Obsolete Create a new userid under System Preferences/Accounts change icon picture if users requests Pay very close attention to the users short name...
Mac Test Suite (Obsolete) Here we list a series of features that should run under our standard Macintosh installation, or any time we want to test various features...
Obsolete sudo niutil createprop . /users/joebob shell /bin/tcsh and substitute your short userid for joebob, of course. MikePatterson 24 Mar 2005 start...
Setting up a BaseSystem (Obsolete) 1 Initial Account Set up administration Account need IPaddress temporary address or permanent address and port to the internet...
Main.iturner 01 Apr 2009 Disable Safe Sleep (Obsolete) Mac portables can become un bootable off their hard drive if the safe sleep image is corrupted. See for further...
Macintosh Diagnostics Home (Obsolete) This is the default landing page used in our diagnostics NetBoot image. It will cover basic diagnostics tips as well as the...
Grad Student Mac Deployment (Obsolete) The information on this page pertains to obtaining and setting up a Mac for grad use. The current setup uses Mobile Device Management...
The software differences in various MacOS X versions we deploy (Obsolete) This is a work in progress. ToDo: we have a non teaching minimal image, that we use as a...
Mac Imaging (Obsolete) On the topic of Imaging Mac imaging is dead. Imaging is a process that has been deprecated and completely abandoned by Apple and the Mac community...
NetBoot (Obsolete) NetBoot is deprecated and has been completely abandoned by Apple. Macs no longer have the ability to boot off of the network since the introduction...
NetBooting Lab and Tutor Macs (Obsolete) Pressing Option N during startup will cause a Mac to NetBoot from the default boot image if one is available on the subnet...
Mac OS Version Notes (Obsolete) Glossary Universal: PowerPC and Intel compatible Mac OS 10.4 `Tiger` Universal Requirements: A PowerPC G...
Meeting Date TEAMS: 2024 11 13 Invited Anthony (group leader), Lori, Clayton, Guoxiang, Nathan, Nick, Todd, Ed, Devon, Gwen, Ushe Attendees: Anthony...
CS Linux Working Group Mandate Based on the Infrastructure group`s and https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/internal/infrastructure/#csi guidelines guidelines; collaborate...
CSCF Debian Image Bug List (Obsolete) Installation Version 0.6.5 USB mouse did not work after booting up Solution: ran mdetect, which said the device...
Obsolete This is the changelog I keep whilst creating and updating the standard images. See CreatingImage to go about making one. I used to keep it in a CVSed text...
Standard Features for the Linux desktop This is intended to keep track of the functions and features we expect to be available and working under the standard CSCF...
MikeGore 29 Aug 2005 Securing Linux and Applications (This page needs updating) OS Security Securing Fedora Core Securing Fedora: http://itsecuritysymposium...
Deficiencies (Obsolete) many modules have dependency issues at boot time why? Things seem to work anyway. Switching to 2.6 kernel seems to fix this, see IssuesWithKernel...
This page is being proposed for deletion because mortals will not find any infomration that is relevant to them. If you believe it should be kept, please move it to...
Solaris Installation Notes (OBSOLETE) We already have a number of repositories for Solaris installation notes: OS install notes 8 install Internal...
Solaris (OBSOLETE) Installation SolarisInstallation Software SolarisPackages an intro to how Sun packages are managed SolarisOptCsw a log of...
Opensource software for Solaris (OBSOLETE) Introduction The setup is based on http://www.blastwave.org/. Consider the setup in CS to be BETA. We have setup at core...
Sun Software Package Management (OBSOLETE) Introduction Notes on how to query the status of sun software packages. This includes the vendor software Sun provides...
USING RIM Blackberries at UW (OBSOLETE) Here we will gather notes on selecting, purchasing and configuring RIM Blackberries. While many faculty may purchase a Blackberry...
Wiping disks using DBAN (THIS NEEDS UPDATING) DBAN is intended to be used for data destruction in cases where we do not want a third party to be able to retrieve any...
Tablet PCs (OBSOLETE) (Updated March 2008 to add latest models) Overview PCs PCs Selecting a Tablet PC slides on selecting a Tablet PC (from WatITis...
Lab Renovations CSCF Workflow (THIS NEEDS UPDATING) The CS Space Committee is to be involved whenever the look, feel, or use of a space, or the potential for that...
CSCF Hardware Lab DC2560G (THIS PAGE NEEDS UPDATING) Documentation in process of being updated The CSCF HARDWARE LAB consists of four areas: storage, workstations...
Migrated to Confluence: See: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/x/lYBaUwo) MegaCLI Notes for the MegaRaid Command Line Interface See also: MegaRaid https...
Sun Hardware (MIGRATED See: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CSCFINF/pages/44348178512/Sun Hardware) Sun Fire X2100 Fire X2100 Server Documentation...
Sony Battery Recall 2006 (OBSOLETE) Given the number of recall announcements on Sony batteries, CSCF decided to send out the following announcement: `As most of you...
Denial of Service (This page needs updating) We are continually bombarded with outside attempts to connect to our systems, to break in. It`s mostly `ssh` attempts...
WiebeTech Drive Erazer (OBSOLETE) Description CS009000 is a WiebeTech Drive Erazer Ultra. It is capable of securely wiping hard drives without the use of a full...
Sniffit (OBSOLETE) In the course of checking that a cups server was secure when passing login info I ran sniffit on my Ubuntu box. It turns out you are well advised...
OBSOLETE Schedule # Start Time Stop time Active Rooms 02 8:00 16:00 MC3022 03 6:00 23:59 MC2061 MC2062 MC2063 ArthurHills...
Handling Security Alerts (THIS PAGE NEEDS UPDATING) We regularly receive alerts from Security Operations Centre or notice unusual high bandwidth activity. Here we...
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