Linux
Remote Home Directories
The Linux Home directories provide a way to remotely and securely store files in your /home directory on Linux in a way that makes them instantly available on all other machines in physics. These are backed up nightly.
Remote home directories are the default for new Linux desktops as of 16 Oct 2015 and has been in particle, atmospheric and theoretical physics as of October 2014. Other machines will store files and settings on a local home directory that is not backed-up centrally.
Categories: Linux | central linux | cifs | cplxfs3 | cplxsmb | dfs | home directories | nfs | samba | smbclient | ubuntu
Note: connections must go via bastion.physics.ox.ac.uk, ideally using it as a jump proxy. Some of these instructions do not include details of how to do that yet.
Categories: Linux | RDP | Remote Access | Remote desktop | SSH | central linux | terminal server
rdesktop is a remote desktop application for connecting to PCs (using the RDP protocol) running Microsoft Windows, including the departmental Terminal Servers. It is pre-installed on departmental Linux PCs. For a better graphical solution under Linux, consider also "Remmina" in the "Connect to your Physics Windows Desktop or Other Protected Machine From Outside The Department" section of this page.
Categories: Linux | Remote Access
This applies to pplxint10 and 11 running CentOS7
General
General Notes on the Unix System
The general purpose Linux login servers are pplxint10 and pplxint11 - referred to as as the interactive machines. All these will be kept running for as much time as possible.
In case of problems software or hardware the system may have to be taken down at short notice.
Categories: Linux | faq | ppunix
To have your existing desktop re-installed with Ubuntu 18.04, please contact itsupport@physics.ox.ac.uk
Categories: Desktops | Linux | central linux
This service is deprecated and will be removed at the end of Centos 7 support. New users should create a "Users and Groups" web page instead.
What is provided
Some personal webspace is made available so that you can easily share small files with external collaborators.
Categories: Linux | Web | pnp | ppunix
PBS batch system is no longer supported, please use HTCondor Batch System
Categories: Linux | PP | Particle | Unix | ppunix
The general purpose Linux login servers are pplxint12 and pplxint13, running Enterprise Linux 9 (EL9) operating system.
These interactive servers gives access to a HTcondor batch system running several EL9 worker nodes. All machines remain switched on except for during minimal maintenance periods.
In case of software or hardware problems, the system may have to be taken down at short notice. Any problems should be directed to itsupportATphysics.ox.ac.uk
Categories: Linux | PP | Particle | Unix | ppunix
Direct logins using X are a problem because it's unencrypted; that means that your username and password go over the network visible to anyone bothered enough to look for them. The following set up avoids direct log-ins and demonstrates the set up of key based (passwordless) authentication.
SSH access through puTTY
The departmental Windows machines allow you to use PuTTY to connect to any of the interactive machines and use the command line. See the instructions in the "Using PuTTY from Windows" section.
Categories: Linux | PP | Particle | Unix | ppunix
Logging in
It is assumed that you have your Windows machine set up as-per these instructions.
Categories: Linux | PP | Particle | Unix
