Getting Started

• Computer Systems Lab Documentation
  • 1 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 1.1 Getting Started
      • 1.1.1 How do I activate my CS or Statistics Department instructional computer account?
      • 1.1.2 I changed my "dot" files and something's broken. How can I fix it?

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1.1.1 How do I activate my CS or Statistics Department instructional computer account?

If you do not currently have a Computer Systems Lab computer account, follow these instructions:

On UNIX systems:

login to a CSL Instructional Unix workstation as newuser, with no password. Note: New Unix Users and novice Unix users new to CSL Unix facilities are strongly encuraged to attend a Unix Orienation session.

On Windows NT systems:

select the newuser button on the login screen.

See Also:

• Computer Systems Lab Instructional Facilities
• CSL Unix Orientation Sessions
• CSL Instructional Account Policies

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1.1.2 I changed my "dot" files and something's broken. How can I fix it?

If you use UNIX, press F1 instead of Return after your password on the log-in screen. In the bare-bones environment that comes up, run the newdots command. Log out by typing exit and log in normally. This will reset your configuration files to a known good state.

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