Getting Started with Technical Resources at the Department of Computer Science
This page contains what you need to get started .
Note: Throughout this document "Computer Science" is used to refer to
the Rutgers University New Brunswick Computer Science Department.
CONTENTS
Creating an account
Before you can actually login, you need an account on one of the Computer Science computing domains.
There are different computers or sets of computers for different
groups of people. Here are the systems that New Brunswick computer
science users are mostly likely to be interested in:
- CS iLab Student Unix Computing :
- This domain is also called the "Instructional" or "Cereal" domain. It exists to aid in all CS students in coursework. Students who are matriculated in the Department of Computer Science for a degree or students who are enrolled in a Computer Science course may create their account here online.
- CS Graduate Student Unix Computing :
- This domain is also called the "Beatles" or "Paul" domain. It exists to aid in graduate coursework or graduate research. Students who are matriculated in the Department of Computer Science for a graduate degree or students who are enrolled in a Computer Science graduate class may create their account here online.
- CS Undergraduate Student Unix Computing :
- This domain is also called the "Remus" domain. It exists to aid in undergraduate coursework. Students who are matriculated in the Department of Computer Science for an undergraduate degree or students who are enrolled in a Computer Science undergraduate class may create their account here online.
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Rutgers University Student Computing:
- This domain which is also called "eden", is run by a University group outside of the Department of Computer Science. Please see here for more information.
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Rutgers University Faculty and Staff Computing:
- This domain which is also called "rci", is run by a University group outside of the Department of Computer Science. Please see here for more information.
- Windows LCSR domain
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For accessing CS faculty, staff, and graduate student Unix files on Macs and PCs which use the LCSR domain for authentication
A request for for an LCSR domain account should be sent to help@cs.rutgers.edu.
- DCS
Email
- An IMAP-based mail server (dragon.rutgers.edu) is
available for use of the CS faculty, staff, and grad students to send
and receive email (no email is directly receivable on the above
described machines.) Dragon accounts can be opened by qualified users
themselves by going to https://dragon.rutgers.edu/.
NOTE: You MUST be registered in University Directory and have created one of the above unix accounts (grad,research, faculty, ilab) before you can create your CS email account.
If you are unsure about which Computer Science domain you need access to, please send email to help@cs.rutgers.edu. Please send in that email, your full first and last name, your RUID number (if you already have one), how you are related to the Department of Computer Science, and why you believe you should have an account. DO NOT SEND YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, YOUR BIRTHDAY OR ANY PASSWORDS TO US VIA EMAIL
If you need access to non-Computer Science domains, please see the web pages above for contact information.
Changing your password; Forgotten Passwords
If you have forgotten your Computer Science Unix password once you have a working account, but still know your eden or rci password, you can change your password here. Log in initially with your eden or rci password and then reset your CS unix password.
If you do not know your eden or rci password, you'll need to visit our Offices in person. Information on this is available here. Please make sure to bring proper identification.
Getting to the computer
Please see the websites for the domain you are trying to access. Some CS systems are listed here.
Logging in
You can access most of our machines directly via a graphical login with a keyboard and mouse or indirectly via the SSH protocol. See domain websites for information on machine names and locations.
Logging out
When you have finished using the computer, make sure that you log out.
Other information
This document is only about "logistics". That is, it tell you
how to get an account and login. To find out how to use our Unix
systems, there many tutorials on-line. We suggest you first "Google" for your answers and if you have further questions, please contact us via this webpage for help.
