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Systems Group

Announcements

December 2007, System Lockups in VLSI and ILAB labs.

We have been receiving a number of complaints of machines locking up while runnning cadence simulations in the VLSI and ILAB labs on the 12th floor of Mudd.  We are not certain what the problem is, but suspect that is related to machines having problems writing temporary files to the network share.  If you encounter such problems please change the following in the Analog Design Environment:  "Setup -> Simulator/Directory/Host" change the "Project Directory" to read"/tmp". Please report your results to troubleATee.columbia.edu. Thanks.

 

 
December 2006, EE to transfer mail to CUIT.

EE will be transferring its mail stores to CUIT mail services. We will continue to create EE email addresses but they will simply be aliases that deliver to each user's personal CUIT account. Please read the EE Mail Transfer Guide for more information.

September 2006, 1218 Mudd - Machine Names Changed.

We have renamed the machines in the 1218 Mudd VLSI Lab to vlsi1.cisl.columbia.edu through vlsi12.cisl.columbia.edu. We hope the name change will make it easier for everyone to connect the Mudd 1218 machines remotely.


September 20, 2004Unix Password Changing Fixed

We have completed an overhaul of the authentication system for the EE network. It is now possible for Unix users to change their passwords remotely using yppasswd. We recommend that all users change their passwords immediately in order to ensure that their accounts remain secure.

August 17, 2004
Trouble Ticket System Installed

We have successfully installed and tested a new trouble ticket system for use by all computer users in the Electrical Engineering Department. This system will allow us to improve the handling and resolution of EE users' computing and systems related issues. Please direct all system related problems and requests to Please note that this address is only for computing related requests and problems. For all other issues you may contact the EE systems analysts at
June 17, 2004
Using Remote X11 Sessions

The X11 protocol allows Unix applications that utilize a GUI to send their graphical output to a remote system. This allows EE students to use graphical Unix applications running on remote EE systems from the convenience of their local workstations. Detailed instructions can be found on this page.