TMA325 Introduction to engineering mathematics

Getting started with the computers

1. In the login menu select

   options > session > Chalmers standard (English)

2. Login using the first password on your ticket.

3. Choose: Window Maker (supported)

4. Change your password.
   For your personal account go to CDKS (Chalmers computer account administration system).
   Here you can change the password for your CID (your main account) and also create passwords for e-mail and network.

   If you have a temporary course account then use the command

   ypasswd

5. Change the settings using the program rcopt.
   Select English language using the button "Språk".
   Then activate the following programs from the list:
   • acrobat
   • emacs
   • matlab (value: 6.5)
   • printers (value: nearest laser)
   • tex (value: tetex-0.4)
   • www
   Then save the settings and quit rcopt.

6. Logout and login again. The new settings are not valid until you have done this.

7. Start the program mozilla (or netscape) and locate the homepage of this course.
   

8. The print command is

   lpr file (print file on the nearest laser printer)
   lpq (check the print queue)
   

   or

   lpr file -P printername (print file on the printer printername)
   lpq -P printername (check the print queue)
   

   The name of the printer in room G is labGps. Therefore the command becomes

   lpr file -P labGps (print file on the printer in room G)
   lpq -P labGps (check the print queue)
   

   Open the document "Tank reactor 1" in netscape and print it. You do not need to type the filename when you print from netscape.

9. Send e-mail using the webmail server: https://mail.medic.chalmers.se/webmail
   Send a message to your teacher: stig@math.chalmers.se
   Send a message to the program coordinator Ann-Britt Karlsson: abk@math.chalmers.se

10. Check your quota:

    quota -v (file quota)
    pquota (print quota)