The CSIC Linuxlab

The linux lab (linuxlab.csic.umd.edu) should be used only for your cvs repositories. Please do not try to compile or run your projects on the linuxlab.

Your account and password for the linuxlab cluster is available from http://grades.cs.umd.edu

When the Linuxlab Doesn't Work

If you are having trouble logging in to the linuxlab, look on the FAQ on the linuxlab web page and/or contact the course staff.

Occasionally you will try to log in to the linuxlab and you will get a message like

Could not chdir to home directory /afs/csic/users/jfoster: Permission denied
-bash: /afs/csic/users/jfoster/.bash_profile: Permission denied

• ssh to the linuxlab, getting the above error message (Note SSH Client under Windows does not work well if this happens; use PuTTY instead)
• Run the ``csiclogin'' command and enter your password; this will fix your kerberos permissions temporarily
• Type ``cd'' to change to your home directory, which you should now be able to access
• Type ``source .cshrc'' (if you use csh) or ``source .bashrc'' (if you use bash) to read in your configuration files
• Do your work as usual

$ ssh linuxlab.csic.umd.edu
...
Could not chdir to home directory /afs/csic/users/jfoster: Permission denied
-bash: /afs/csic/users/jfoster/.bash_profile: Permission denied
-bash-2.05b$ csiclogin
Password for jfoster@CSIC.UMD.EDU: 
-bash-2.05b$ cd
-bash-2.05b$ source .bashrc
[jfoster@churning jfoster]$