UNIX Quicktips

1. Can I access UNIX applications from an XP workstation?
2. How do I start applications from a UNIX desktop?
3. How can I change my password from a UNIX station?
4. How can I remotely log on to another UNIX machine on the Mosaic Network?
5. Can I customize my UNIX desktop and account settings?
6. Where are my files stored in UNIX?
7. Can I access Windows XP applications from a Sun workstation?

  1. You can access Unix applications through some of the XP workstations via the Exceed software package Start -> MOSAIC NT -> Unix Utilities -> Exceed -> Exceed Solaris. E. . Top
  2. Most Unix applications can be started via the Workspace Menu . To access the Workspace Menu, click anywhere on the Unix Desktop with the Right mouse button. Top
  3. To change your Mosaic password, Click Here and follow the instructions on the page. Top
  4. If you wish to log into another Unix machine or server on the Mosaic system remotely, use the ssh command. Simply open a terminal window and type ssh (then the workstation or server name) at the command prompt.
    Note: For security reasons, Mosaic no longer supports the rlogin command.     Top
  5. You can modify your default user environmental configuration files (known as "dot" files) to customize your Unix account. Add path statements to your .login.sol9 dot file, and add aliases and application specific information to your .cshrc.sol9 dot file.
    Note: The Mosaic system uses AFS so be careful when modifying path statements.     Top
  6. Your files and documents are not saved on the hardrives of local machines. The Mosaic system has fileservers on which every user's files and documents are saved. Each undergraduate user is given one gigabyte of quota, disk space on a fileserver, when their account is activated. (Grad students and Faculty/Staff are allocated 2 gigabytes.) To access your home directory under Unix please use this command in the command Terminal: cd ~ your user name . Example:
    %cd ~jfwu
  7. You CAN NOT access Windows XP programs from a UNIX workstation unless you run a MosaicAnywhere session. Go to here for instructions. Top