Difference between revisions of "Math Account"

In the future, it may be desirable to set up access to the system that uses NetIDs as the primary username. This is possible if it's found to be necessary.

 

 

* A consistent desktop environment across all systems, from desktop workstations, to large number crunchers, to pay-as-you-go systems at the Center for Advanced Computing, or Amazon AWS.

* In-browser access to the Linux desktop environment where all of these tools are available.

 

 

Anyone at Math who is a member of the math.instructors group may send an invite to a NetID to set up a Math account, by going to https://accounts.math.cornell.edu/ and clicking the 'invite user' link.

Anyone with a NetID may have a math account, all we ask is that they're respectful of system resources (details below).

 

 

Commercial software such as Matlab, Mathematica, and Maple have a limited number of licenses. This means there can only be a certain number of these programs running at any given time in the department (including Math machines running in the cloud). Please don't leave these programs running when they're not in use, since you'll be taking up a license. Priority for these programs is for Math faculty, grad students, and researchers. Right now there is no restriction on who can run these programs, but if people have trouble getting an available license, access may be restricted to certain groups.

Each machine has a /local volume. Some are larger than others. They are all VERY fast because they're on the local machine. Remember, the contents of /local will be different on every machine. Just like on /space, you may create a directory with the same name as your username, then put whatever you want inside there. Please be careful not to fill up the volume, use the 'df' command to check the percentage of space used.

 

 

Connecting is very easy these days. Due to increased security requirements from Cornell, we have a [https://portal.math.cornell.edu/ portal] where all of our in-browser resources are available behind a single Cornell NetID login.

Account Settings will always prompt you again for a NetID login, for security reasons.

 

 

You can also connect in more traditional ways, using the Cornell VPN. You can use SSH, SFTP, and other desktop software such as X2GO or Remote Desktop Connection.