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--- other:newppl:starting [2022/06/28 16:12] – Added link to IPSL Mesocenter contact page jypeter
+++ other:newppl:starting [2022/08/23 15:07] – [Working directly on your desktop] Improved jypeter
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 ===== Using your own computer at LSCE? =====
-No need to try to connect your personal laptop to the LSCE wire network, it will **not** work!
+<wrap em>You can't connect your personal laptop to the LSCE wired network</wrap> (aka //ethernet//), it will **not** work!
 The best you can do is use the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/index.php|Guest WiFi]] or [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/wifi/eduroam.php|eduroam]] network, if your office is close enough to one of the access points.
-**Warning!** You **can't** connect directly to the //obelix// LSCE servers from the wifi network. You first have to connect to the ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' //gateway// server, and then to ''obelix''. More details in [[#accessing_the_lsce_servers_from_outside_the_lsce|Accessing the LSCE servers from outside the LSCE]]
+**Warning!** You **can't** connect directly to the //obelix// LSCE servers from the wifi network. You first have to connect to the ''ssh1.lsce.ipsl.fr'' //gateway// server, and then to ''obelix''. More details in [[other:ssh#lsce_servers|LSCE servers]]
 ===== Accessing the LSCE intranet =====
 <WRAP center round tip 60%>
-If you try to access the intranet **from outside the LSCE** network (including //eduroam//), your browser will open a ''login''/''password'' popup window. Use your LSCE login (not your email address!) and password
+If you try to access the intranet **from outside the LSCE** network (including //eduroam//), your browser will open a ''login''/''password'' popup window.
+Use your LSCE login (not your email address!) and password\\ e.g. use ''jdoe'' and not ''jane.doe@lsce.ipsl.fr''
 </WRAP>
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 ==== Mac ====
-Sorry, you are on your own, but it's soooo easy to use, right?
+Sorry, you are (almost) on your own, but a Mac is soooo easy to use, right? 8-)
+Some useful mac links:
+  * [[other:ssh#a_recommended_terminal_for_mac|A recommended terminal for Mac]]
+  * [[other:x_conf#using_an_x_server_on_a_mac|Using an X server on a Mac]]
+  * [[other:ssh#mac_ssh_agent|Mac ssh agent]]
 ===== Accessing the Windows cluster from a Linux computer =====
-Follow the instructions in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/winsrv.php|Windows servers]] page. If you need to use a program that is missing on this cluster, see the [[#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]] section
+If you have a Linux computer, but need to use a Windows application, follow the instructions in the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/winsrv.php|Windows servers]] page.
+If you need to use a program that is missing on the Windows cluster, see the [[#getting_help_from_the_lsce_system_administrators|Help]] section.
 ===== Accessing the LSCE Linux servers =====
-You have to [[other:ssh|use ssh to connect to the servers]], and [[other:ssh#copying_files_with_scp|use scp to copy files between servers]]
+You have to [[other:ssh|use ssh]] to connect to the [[other:ssh#lsce_servers|LSCE Linux servers]], and [[other:ssh#copying_files_with_scp|use scp to copy files between servers]]
-If you are really in a hurry, go directly to the [[other:ssh#connecting_to_the_lsce_servers_ipsl_servers_tgcc|Connecting to the LSCE servers, IPSL servers, TGCC, ...]] section, but it is important that you **read the full [[other:ssh|ssh documentation]] page at least once**!
+If you are really in a hurry, go directly to the [[other:ssh#connecting_to_servers_commonly_used_by_lsce_users|Connecting to servers commonly used by LSCE users]] section, but it is important that you **read the full [[other:ssh|ssh documentation]] page at least once**!
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 ==== Working directly on your desktop ====
-Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**.
+Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop/laptop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**.
-There are lots of things you can do directly on your **local** Windows 10 or Linux desktop (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the remote servers. For example, if a script running on the servers generates a pdf file, it is more efficient to open this pdf file using ''Acrobat''/''evince'' on your desktop, than by using ''evince'' on the server.
+There are **lots** of things you can do directly on your **local** computer (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the remote servers. For example, if a script running on the servers generates a pdf file, it is **more efficient** to open this pdf file using ''Acrobat''/''evince'' on your local computer, than by using ''evince'' on the server.
 ==== Available servers ====
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 ==== Accessing remote disks ====
-It is possible to access directly all the disks on the LSCE servers from your //local// Linux or Windows computer\\ (//local// = a computer on the LSCE ethernet/wired network)
+It is possible to **directly** access some disks on the LSCE servers from:
+  * a Linux or Windows computer connected directly to the LSCE ethernet/wired network
+  * or a remote computer using the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/fr/vpn-forticlient.php#vpnlsce|LSCE VPN]]
+For security reasons, only backed up disks and ''scratch01'' can be accessed from Windows with //dfs//
+e.g. if you have a ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login'' path on a Linux server, you can access it the following way from your desktop/laptop:
-  * Example path on the LSCE Linux server: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''
+  * Linux computer: ''cd /home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''
-  * Accessing the path above from a //local// computer:
+  * Windows computer explorer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}}
-    * Linux computer: ''/home/scratch01/your_lsce_login''
-    * Windows computer: ''\\dfshost\dfs\scratch01\your_lsce_login''\\ {{ :other:newppl:dfs_on_win.png?nolink |}}
 ==== The home directory ====