Nevis particle physics administrative cluster This page is obsolete. The complexity and failure modes of HA clusters was too much for a small site like ours. This...
Nevis particle physics administrative cluster This is a description of the organization of the administrative computers on the Nevis Linux cluster . The emphas...
AlmaLinux 9 Upgrade Plan This is WilliamSeligman's proposal for the AlmaLinux 9 upgrade. Please contact him if you have any questions or suggestions. The upgrades...
Alpine without a password How to use SSH and Alpine so that you don't have to type in a password when you start your Alpine session. Alpine has the ability to con...
August 2009 System Upgrades There's only a two week "window" in which I can perform these upgrades with the least impact on the Nevis research groups. General p...
Nevis Linux Cluster Automount This page describes how automount is used at Nevis to link systems on the cluster. The naming scheme for automount directo...
As of Nov 2021, this service is experimental. The Time Machine backup is located on a Synology NAS server whose operation, at least for this purpose, can be flake...
Details of running condor at Nevis Warning signs If your condor script or program does any of the following, it's a warning sign that your job might crash (or wo...
Nevis Calendars There are four calendar software packages installed on the Nevis web server... and three sets of calendar URLs for you to remember. This web page ...
Nevis Certificates The notes on this page are now obsolete. Columbia University now provides SSL certificates for its department without charge. We've switched to...
How to change your password on the Nevis Linux Cluster The primary audience of this page are those who don't login to the Nevis Linux cluster directly, bu...
Particle/Nuclear physics computing at Nevis Labs The following links will provide you with information on the computer operations and services available. (Some of...
Configuring your mail reader I recommend you use Thunderbird for your mail program. Although I support Outlook at Nevis, I don't encourage its use. Unfortunate...
Configuring SpamAssassin at Nevis Short version Look at ~seligman/.spamassassin/user_prefs. Copy what's relevant to your own ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs and edit ...
Configuring alpine Alpine is a text only screen based mail program. (The previous version was called pine. This version is still present on some older systems at ...
Nevis particle physics administrative cluster configuration Archived 20 Sep 2013: The high availability cluster has been set aside in favor of a more traditional ...
DNS servers for the Nevis particle physics groups A DNS resolver or server is a system that's queried to translate an IP name (like mail.nevis.columbia.edu) into ...
Linux Cluster Disk Guide The most important things to learn from this page: * /home and /share partitions are backed up. * /data and /scratch are not. * ...
Disk sharing and the condor batch system Background You don't want to read this page. You just want to submit your jobs and not think about disk files or whe...
Nevis .forward Tips Some tips associated with a mail forwarding file, either /a/mail/forward/$user or ~/.forward. You can use a forwarding file to forward mail ...
NSF Scientific Research Ethics Training Here are the steps needed to complete this training course. Allow at least one hour to complete the course. Note: The exac...
Nevis Mail Forwarding Tips Some tips on forwarding your mail, both while you're here at Nevis, and when the time comes for you to leave. Fowarding your mail When...
Glossary Some TLAs and definitions to help you get started. (What's a "TLA"? Look it up below.) The terms are not in alphabetical order; they are roughly in ord...
IMAP file switch This page discusses moving your IMAP mail files to the Nevis mail server. If you use POP instead of IMAP, you can ignore this page. Note that th...
IMAP mail files Short version: Don't change this. You only have to go through the rest of this page if, for some reason, you don't want to keep your mail files i...
Initial laptop setup for the Nevis particle physics Linux cluster This page is intended for those students, guests, and researchers connecting to Nevis for the fi...
Nevis Linux Cluster Overview The Nevis Linux Cluster may seem a bit confusing at first. It's actually several smaller clusters linked together. Each working gro...
Nevis Linux Cluster FAQ The answers to many Frequently Asked Questions about the Nevis Linux cluster. It covers subjects not addressed by the other Linux cluste...
Nevis Linux Cluster Node Names These are the names of the computers in the Nevis Linux Cluster. Some machines that are not listed: * the systems on the Nevis ...
Files that affect your mail The default mail setup at Nevis works for most users. However, if you'd like finer control over your e mail, mail notifications, mail...
Mail Filters on the Nevis mail server A "mail filter" is a program that controls how your mail is delivered to you. The default mail filter on the Nevis mail serv...
Pictorial guide for checking your mail security For the most part, mail readers will automatically select encrypted options when you first set up your email accou...
Ports on the Nevis Mail Server This is a quick guide to configuring a mail reader for the Nevis mail server. If you need more details, try the configure mail ...
Mail Server Upgrade 15 Aug 2016 I propose upgrading the Nevis mail server on Monday, 15 Aug 2016, at 12:45PM Eastern Time. If all goes smoothly, the mail server w...
Nevis Mailing List Server Help Page If you are looking for the main Nevis web site, or information about Nevis mail , click on the appropriate links in this se...
Nested IMAP folders Most mail readers are capable of displaying nested IMAP folders, as shown to the left. However, they don't allow you to create the neste...
Network parameters These are the network parameters for a device on one of the Nevis networks . If a device uses DHCP, it will pick up this information automa...
Nevis Networks and Firewall Restrictions This web page contains a discussion of the Nevis network environment, including some of the traffic restrictions imposed ...
NewUserTemplate Using the Wiki * .WelcomeGuest starting points on the Wiki * .ResetPassword if you forgot your password * .ChangePassword for changin...
Proposal Look here for the OVChannelMappingFix. OV Channel Mapping Conventions There are 5 different numbering conventions used to indicate the 64 "channels" in ...
Nevis Obsolete News Items Where old status reports, news items, and links go to die. Obsolete wiki pages These topics are no longer relevant. They're here just i...
Nevis POP versus IMAP guide This is a brief guide to the difference between using POP versus IMAP for mail. Normally, you choose which to use when you set up the ...
Basic diagnostics for the high availability cluster Archived 20 Sep 2013: The high availability cluster has been set aside in favor of a more traditional single b...
Nevis particle physics administrative cluster configuration Archived 20 Sep 2013: The high availability cluster has been set aside in favor of a more traditional ...
* Name: Peter Thoeny * Email: Peter #64;Thoeny.com * Comment: Peter is the author of Wiki and therefore a TWiki:Codev/CoreTeam member. See home page at TWik...
Phone system Our Voice over IP provider is 8x8 (pronounced "eight by eight"). This is a brief overview. You can find complete documentation here. Here is our phon...
Using Procmail on the Nevis mail server Short version Look at /a/mail/procmailrc/seligman. Edit your own /a/mail/procmailrc/$USER and include/edit the recipes fr...
Is the message real? The spammers are becoming more sophisticated in how they craft fake e mail messages. Here are some tips to judge whether a e mail message, es...
Nevis Scanning If you have documents to scan, the fastest and most powerful scanner at Nevis is the Ricoh IM 4000 in room 119A; it can be used as a scanner, copie...
Nevis Security Issues Some tips on mail security can be found here. The harsh reality As research scientists, we normally don't like to think about system secur...
Nevis Linux Cluster Services This is the list of which machines provide the different network services on the cluster. If some terms are unfamiliar, you can try l...
Nevis Local Software These are commands developed or enhanced at Nevis for our own use. (Other sites, such as Fermilab, have defined their own versions of these c...
Using ManageSieve on the Nevis mail server On the Nevis mail server, the Sieve protocol is handled by Pigeonhole ManageSieve Server of the Dovecot IMAP server. ...
SitePreferences %MAKETEXT{ "Foswiki's default preferences are located in _1 , however settings defined here have override priority and should be used for lo...
Nevis Software Guide In addition to the notes below and in linked web pages, you should also look at the latest nevis linux announcements for descriptions of new ...
Nevis Student Linux Boxes May 2021: This page is now obsolete. There are no desktop systems presently available in any of these rooms. They became unnecessary as ...
Symbolic math software on the Nevis Linux cluster To answer the question that led you here: No, at present we do not have Mathematica at Nevis; nor do we have Mat...
Nevis Additional Software These are programs available on the Linux cluster that are not part of a standard Linux installation. To see what versions of a pack...
Computer room temperature and cluster shutdown The main computer area for the Nevis particle physics groups is room 119; the ATLAS group has a separate Tier3 clus...
Nevis Mail and the Columbia UNI Nevis Labs and Columbia University have two completely separate e mail systems. This page discusses your choices on how to connec...
User Form Note: This is a maintenance topic, used by the Wiki administrator. This form defines the form of the home pages of registered Wiki users listed in .. Do...
%IF{"context registration_supported" then="** __ "}%" else="**" }% Read this before you attempt to register You must have a research connection with Nevis Labs...
User Registration components This topic contains the pieces that are assembled into the UserRegistration page. There is no need to modify this topic. If a sectio...
Using alpine in addition to another mail reader By default, alpine uses the ~/mail directory for all its mail files. This is fine if you only use alpine, but can...
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Please see secure network warnings before using VPN. Why use VPN? By using VPN, you can establish a direct connection to the ...
How to set up vacation messages Using webmail Login to Nevis webmail: * Enter the same user name and password that you use to read your mail. * Click on Se...
Videoconferencing tools and tips The library in the Nevis research building (room 115) has various pieces of equipment to use in local and remote videoconferencin...
Nevis Anti Virus Policy This web page describes our security precautions against viruses infecting the Nevis systems. See our SpamAssassin page for anti spam meas...
Nevis Web Setup Guide This is a guide on how to set up your web site at Nevis Labs. Enough information is provided to get you started. Note that in addition to t...
Welcome to the Wiki pages of the particle and nuclear physics groups at Nevis Laboratories These Wiki pages are written by and for the particle and nuclear physi...
The Whys and Hows of the Wiki Why bother with a Wiki? It looks complicated. A Wiki is a collaborative web environment. You can read more about it in the introd...