- How to tunnel through Http proxy ?
- How to setup auto-forwarding of cse mail(for faculty)?
- How to setup auto-forwarding of cse mail(for students)?
- How do I check my home directory quota usage?
- How do I check my mail quota usage?
- How do I change my CSE password?
- How do I change my LDAP password?
- Can I change my CSE password, by using "passwd" command?
- I received an email asking for my password. What should I do?
- Firefox is not opening and displays a message saying it is already running and to open a new window one must close the existing process.
- How to login to a PC inside IIT from outside?
- How do I configure my thunderbird account?
- How to setup internet proxy (for faculty)?
- How to setup internet proxy (for students and staff)?
- What should I do if my name is not listed in the student list on CSE website?
- How to create live USB?
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Q.How to tunnel through Http proxy ?
For a machine with ubuntu/debian:
Edit '/etc/bash.bashrc file as root.
Append following line to the file '/etc/bash.bashrc'
export http_proxy=http://ldap_userid:ldap_password@netmon.iitb.ac.in:80/
Replace ldap_userid and ldap_password accordingly.
Q.How to setup auto-forwarding of cse mail(for faculty)?
Create a .forward (pronounced dot-forward) file in your home directory and specify the email address to which you want to forward the mails, on the 1st line.
If you want to save a copy of the mail on cse also, you will have to add your cse mail address on the second line in .forward file.
Q.How to setup auto-forwarding of cse mail(for students)?
Goto http://mail.cse.iitb.ac.in/plugins/procmail/procmail/ and login with CSE id. On the left side menu, click on "Manage Forwarding" and in the box seen, enter the email address.
Q. How do I check my home directory quota usage?
Login to any OSL/NSL machine and execute command "quota".
Q. How do I check my mail quota usage?
Goto http://mail.cse.iitb.ac.in/plugins/procmail/procmail/. Login with CSE id and you can see your mail quota usage being displayed at the top.
Q. How do I change my CSE password?
Goto http://mail.cse.iitb.ac.in/plugins/procmail/procmail/. Login with your CSE id and follow the link for Change password
Q. How do I change my LDAP password?
Goto http://ldapweb.iitb.ac.in/cgi-bin//index.cgi. Login with LDAP id and follow the link for Change password
Q. Can I change my CSE password, by using "passwd" command?
No. You have to go through the link http://mail.cse.iitb.ac.in/plugins/procmail/procmail/ only.
Q.I received an email asking for my password. What should I do?
A.Do not reply to such mails. Sysads will never ask for passwords. Do not give passwords in emails.
Q.Firefox is not opening and displays a message saying Firefox is already running and to open a new window one must close the existing process.
Run the following commands after you login.
rm -i ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/lock
rm -i ~/.mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock
Q. How to login to a PC inside IIT from outside?
Do
ssh secure@login.iitb.ac.in -p 5022
password : extvoxacc
After this, you will be prompted for your mars login. Enter your cse login and password here. You will get a mars login shell. From there you can connect to any machine.
Q. How do I configure my thunderbird account?
Go through the steps given in the document Thunderbird Configuration
Q. How to setup internet proxy (for faculty)?
The proxy server proxy.cse.iitb.ac.in at port 80 provides proxy service for HTTP, FTP, HTTPs. The login for netmon is same as that of CSE login. For automatic proxy configuration use the script http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/auto-proxy-cse.pac
Q. How to setup internet proxy (for students and staff)?
The proxy server netmon.iitb.ac.in at port 80 provides proxy service for HTTP, FTP, HTTPs. Your registration ID can be used to login to netmon. For automatic proxy configuration use the script http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/auto-proxy-netmon.pac
Q. What should I do if my name is not listed in the student list on CSE website?
Login at right top corner on CSE website.Then under the tab "Internal",you will see a link "update student info". Use this to update your details. Your name should appear in the appropriate list.
Q. How to create live USB?
Install usb-creator package. Insert dvd/cd having ubuntu iso image and usb. Open System > Administration > Create a USB Startup disk. Browse for iso image and select the USB and select Make Startup Disk.