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Orientation Quick Guide

Appropriate Use Policy
Students are responsible for their computer accounts. Abuse of the accounts in ways that deprive others of use of computer resources or that are illegal will result in loss of computer privileges and/or prosecution. The policy has close ties with the HMC Honor Code. The policy in a nutshell:

  1. You’re responsible for your accounts. Don’t tell anyone your passwords.
  2. Don’t read other people’s files unless you have their specific permission.
  3. Don’t try to break into systems or gain access beyond what you’re allowed.
  4. Don’t harass other users.
  5. Don’t hog resources.
  6. Don’t leave a station unattended for more than 10 minutes; someone else will be allowed to use the computer at that time.
  7. Don’t copy commercial or otherwise copyrighted software or other digital media.
  8. Make backups of vitally important data.
  9. Don’t forge email or otherwise impersonate other users.
  10. Don’t create or spread viruses.

Logging in and changing passwords
Incoming students receive accounts on a number of systems. Each system has slightly different requirements for passwords so if you want a password that will work on all systems be sure that you read Tips for Choosing a Good Password before you start logging in and changing your temporary password. You can find this page at http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/cis1/info_incoming/password.html. Your username and temporary password on all of these systems has been set to the username and password you received in the letter earlier this summer.

Charlie (Windows 2003 file server)
Charlie is the academic Windows 2003 file server. It stores our Windows and Macintosh software applications. Each user has a home directory where they can store their files. There are also shared directories for shared projects such as Clinic. Please use the file server to store your files when you are working in the CIS labs. Do NOT store your files on the desktop, in ‘My Documents,’ or the local hard drives. You will not be able to access those files once you log out. Please save your files in your Home directory (H: drive on the PCs or your Charlie home directory on the Macs) or on an external storage device that you maintain. If you have problems with your Charlie account please contact the Help Desk by calling extension 7-7777 or sending email to help-desk@hmc.edu.
 
To login to Charlie in the PC labs press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and enter your Charlie username and password. Your home directory will be mapped to the H: drive. The I: drive is mapped to the volume that your home directory is located in. The J: drive is mapped to the Clinic volume. Applications are located in the Start/Programs menu. There are also desktop shortcuts to some of the more popular applications on the desktop. To change your password on Charlie in the CIS labs press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click the Change Password button. Follow the instructions to enter your new password. To logout press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and click the Logout button.
 
To login to Charlie in the Mac labs you will first need to authenticate using your LDAP (Odin/Mailbox-02) password. After authenticating, your Odin home directory will be mapped as your OS X home directory. To login to Charlie use the “Connect to Server” command under the Go menu in the Finder. The address of the server is smb://charlie.ac.hmc.edu. Your Charlie home directory is located in the volume identified by your class year. To logout select “Log out” from the Apple menu. Please be aware that if you exceed your quota on Odin you will not be able to login to the Macs, so you should save files in your home directory on Charlie rather than in your home directory on Odin.

Mailbox-02 (Zimbra Collaboration Suite)
All incoming students receive their email on Mailbox-02, one of our Zimbra collaboration suite servers. Zimbra is an open source alternative to Microsoft Exchange and includes email, personal and shared calendars, and contacts. You can access Mailbox-02 either through the rich web interface at https://mailbox-02.hmc.edu or by setting up a desktop IMAP client such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple’s Mail.app. If you use the rich web interface, the recommended browser is Mozilla Firefox. Documentation on using the web interface can be found at the Zimbra section of the CIS documentation pages.
 
To set up an IMAP client you will need the following information:
 
Your email address: FirstName_LastName@hmc.edu
Your username as specified on the letter you received earlier this summer
Incoming mail server: mailbox-02.hmc.edu
Outgoing mail server: mailbox-02.hmc.edu
Your LDAP password
 
You will also need to enable SSL authentication to send email through mailbox-02.hmc.edu.

Odin (main student Linux machine)
Odin is our main student Linux machine. Previously, it was used by students for their email. Now that we are using Mailbox-02 for email, its primary use is to host student web pages.
personal_web_publishing.html. To log on to Odin launch an SSH application. Open a connection to Odin and enter your username and LDAP password. To change your password type the command “passwd” and follow the instructions to enter your old password and your new password. To log out type the command “exit”.  

Sakai
Sakai is an open source collaboration and learning system that The Claremont Colleges are using as their course management system. It is located at http://sakai.claremont.edu/. Your username on Sakai is your regular username followed by “@hmc”. For example, jsmith@hmc. Your password is your LDAP password (same as Odin and Zimbra).

Jenzabar/CX Web portal
You can use the Jenzabar/CX Web portal to see your course schedules, grades, and GPA. The address of the Web portal is https://portal.hmc.edu. Unlike on your other accounts, your username is your student ID number.   This is the number that appears on your meal card, starting with the number 4 to just before the hyphen.

The dorm network
Dorm rooms are prewired with one live port per student. This semester we are switching from using assigned static IP addresses to using DHCP. You should configure your system to obtain its IP address automatically from the network. Instructions for setting up your computer on the network can be found on the Web in our Documentation Library. If you have additional computers that you want to put on the network you will need to purchase a small hub or switch. Reports of port problems should be sent to help-desk@hmc.edu. If you have a device with a wireless card you’ll need to register it to get access to the Internet. To register your card go to the registration form.
 
If you would like to host a network-accessible resource on your dorm computer you must first register your system by filling out and signing our Dorm Resource Policy. More information can be found at the policy page.

Getting help
 Our Web site has a lot of information so check there first if you have a question. The CIS Web site is at http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/cis.html. If you have questions or problems you can call our Help Desk at extension 7-7777 or send email to help-desk@hmc.edu. Please feel free to visit the Help Desk in person in our main office in Parsons B148.


Computing and Information Services, August 2008