Guide to CIS Systems

• Computing Facilities - The computing resources cis provides to students.

  • Computing Labs - Description of the public and research computing labs.

    • X11 Forwarding in N016 - Instructions on setting up an SSH session with working X11 Forwarding on the thin clients in the N016 Lab.

  • Windows Applications - Applications installed on windows lab machines.

• Backups - Information about backups and file recovery.

• E-Mail - Information on email programs and setup.

Basic Tips and Tricks

• Getting Help - Details on helpful resources and documentation.

• CIS Accounts - How to get an account to use cis computing resources, what passwords work where, and when accounts are removed.

• Changing and Resetting Your Password - How to get your CIS password changed or reset.

• Printing - How to print and where to find the printers.

• Disk Usage - How to access your files on CIS systems and resources available.

• Policy on Ethical Use of Computers in the CIS Department at KSU - Guidelines on how systems should be used and treatment of violators.

Web Development

• Personal Web Pages - Instructions on setting up your personal web site.

• Sub-site Development - Instructions on web development in our new "sub site" infrastructure.

Collaboration

• Version Control - Basics of using Version Control for your CIS Projects.