Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated 8/2004
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How do I get an account for the Chemistry lab?
The lab is for chemistry majors and students in chemistry courses only.
You must get an application
form from your current (or most recent) chemistry instructor or
from the box in PS-202. A chemistry instructor must sign your form. You
may turn your completed application (front
of two yellow sheets) in to the "computer lab" mailbox in PS-219
(department office). Your account will normally be available in less
than 2 days. Your instructor my be able to give you access to a
temporary account to use, in the mean
time. Your login ID will be your first initial, middle initial, last
name
(all one word, lower case), and initial password will be "happy", but
you
will have to change it the first time you log in. Very rarely the login
ID will already be taken, and you will be notified to use an
alternative
ID. Your account will expire after two quarters of dormancy, or
at the end of the academic year.
Where can I save my files?
Each student account (other than the generic account) has disk space on
the server for saving your work. The server is backed up weekly, and
you
can access this space by logging in to any workstation in PS-202 or
PS-319.
Your personal folder shows up as the "H:" drive (in save or save as
dialog
boxes), and many applications save to this space as a default. Only
you can read and write to your personal space. Files may also be
backed up on floppy disk (A:) or a Zip (removeable) disk (D:) that must
be formatted
for Windows computers, or on a thumb drive. It is always a good idea to
back up all saved files
on your own disks (floppy or Zip) in addition to the server space.
Saving
on the C: drive is not a good idea, as this local drive is only
accessible from the same workstation, and subject to being overwritten
if there is a software problem.
How do I print?
By default, all print jobs will go to the laser printer in PS-202 (or
in
PS-319 if you happen to be working there!) After selecting "print" in
any
application, a print dialog box appears. In this box, an alternative
printer .
Please use discretion in printing: if printing
privileges are abused, free printing may be discontinued. Also
remember,
all print jobs are logged and can be reviewed by the system
administrator, and you are limited to 35 pages per week. In extenuating
circumstances additional pages will be temporarily provided.
Who do I talk to about problems encountered?
All problems should initially be reported to the student assistant
(message in the box in the department office or on the board in the
computer room). The student system administrator (currently Jeremy
Marion), the faculty administrator (Kimberley
Cousins), the staff liason is Ken Makino (Chemistry stockroom) and
the CNS technician (Ken Poarch) maintain the lab.
You can mail any suggestions for improvement to Dr. Cousins
(kcousins@csusb.edu). Immediate
technical problems are best dealt with by logging out, then logging on
to another workstation, or by contacting the chemistry stockroom
(PS-331).
What are the rules of the lab?
If you wish to review the "User Rights and Responsibilities" signed
when
you got an account, click here.
I forgot my password, now what?
Your password will have to be re-set to "happy" by the system
administrator. Fill out the "Forgot my password" form in the computer
lab, and leave in the computer lab mail box in the department office
(PS-219). It will normally
take 2 days to re-set the password. In the mean time you can use the
generic account only (available from your instructor).
This
project is supported
in part by an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF-ILI # 9851333)
Kimberley Cousins.
Copyright ©kcousins. All rights reserved.
Revised: August 2, 2004.