Getting Connected

SLAC Accounts

IMPORTANT: If you already have a SLAC account, make sure that you also have access to the CVS Repository and - if you plan to use SLAC's Public Installation - write access to the NFS User Space.

In order to begin using SLAC computing resources for an extended period, you will need to:

1. Go to the SLAC Users Organization's (SLUO's) website and fill out the SLAC User Information Form.

Note: This must be submitted before a SLAC account request can be processed.

2. Apply for a computer account for each platform that you'll be using as follows:
3. Go to SLAC Guidelines for Computer Account Requests.
4. Print, read, and sign the Declaration form.
5. Print and fill out the SLAC Computer Account Form.
6. Fax all forms to: (650) 926-8616 or (650) 926-2923
7. Send an e-mail to karen@slac.stanford.edu; richard@slac.stanford.edu and alert them that the forms have been faxed.

Note: If you have not had a response within one week, please e-mail them again in order to determine the status of your application. When complete, applications are normally processed within twenty-four hours.

Intra-collaboration Communication Tools

• Web Meetings: Virtual Room Videoconferencing System (VRVS)

Note: VRVS is used as the primary communication tool for many GLAST meetings, including: Analysis and Software Meetings.

• Instant Messaging for:
  • Windows machines: Trillian or Gaim
  • Unix/Linux machines: Gaim

Troubleshooting Tip - VRVS: If you are in an outlying area and experience problems with VRVS connectivity during a session, see Attaching a Different VRVS Reflector.

Mailing Lists

There are a number of different GLAST mailing lists.  To get an account on the glast.stanford.edu machine which hosts the mailing lists, first contact Guilli Johannesson and ask him to set up an account for you. You will receive an e-mail with your user id, password, and some useful links.

Lists to Join. At a minimum you will probably want to join the following mailing lists:

	Purpose:	Contact:
glast-tech	Information of interest to the whole collaboration.	Debbie Nicholson
Software	Information concerning software; this list is also where weekly VRVS audio conferences are announced.
Helpsoftlist	Users can ask questions about all Science Analysis SoftwareNote: You might also want to bookmark:	HelpsoftlistWhom to Call

Note: Click on to view and subscribe to other mailing lists. There are mailing lists for most of the other subsystems listed there as well as many other software lists, including:

• CVS archive updates
• Data processing pipeline
• Calorimeter software
• Core software group
• Science analysis software
• Status of GlastRelease
• Status of Engineering Model software
• Status of SciTools
• Questions and problems concerning GLAST software
• Status of the processing pipeline
• Tracker software
• Science Tools Core Software Group
• Users of Root software
• Simulations
• Tracker
• Flight software
• Calorimeter

Secure Shell

In order to log onto other machines, you will need to install Secure Shell (SSH).

• For Windows machines, see SSH for Windows.
• For Unix machines, see SSH for Unix.