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Most computers at SISSA run the Linux operating system. Purists would say that Linux is not UNIX; however most differences are beyond the user level. From a user perspective, if you know Linux, you mostly know Unix too, and vice-versa.
Linux comes in many «flavours» (distributions): we run Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux on all workstations and most servers.
To obtain an account, you are required to fill in the SISSA Account Form, which can be obtained from the Scientific Secretariats or from the Computer Staff desks. The form needs to be signed for approval by the Account Responsible. There is a person in charge of the accounts for each Sector, as in the following table:
| Sector | Responsible | |
| AP | Astrophysics | John Miller, Luciano Rezzolla |
| BP | Biophysics | Vincent Torre, Enrico Cherubini, Stefano Gustincich |
| CM | Condensed Matter Theory | Stefano De Gironcoli, Stefano Cozzini |
| CNS | Cognitive Neuroscience | Alessandro Treves, Mathew Diamond |
| FM | Mathematical Physics | Gregorio Falqui |
| HE | Elementary Particle Theory | Stefano Bertolini |
| MA | Functional Analysis and Applications | Gianni Dal Maso, Antonio Ambrosetti |
| SBP | Statistical and Biological Physics | Paolo Carloni, Cristian Micheletti |
Please fill in the form clearly and in capital letters, so as to avoid any misunderstanding and possible errors in the account opening procedure
The form duly completed and signed can be handed over to the Computer Staff, room 29 (ground floor), every day before 13.30.
The account will normally be operational the same day at 14:30. After 13.30 the account will be operational the next working day.
For visitors and short-term collaborators usually only sector accounts will be opened.
The use of the account is subject to the laws of the Italian Republic, as well as to standard networking policies.
The central account provides the following facilities:
The sector account provides the following sector specific facilities:
| sector | server name |
|---|---|
| AP | ap-srv.ap.sissa.it |
| CM | cm-srv.cm.sissa.it |
| CNS | hora.cns.sissa.it |
| FM | ubik.fm.sissa.it |
| HE | he-srv.he.sissa.it |
| MA | lagrange.ma.sissa.it |
The Main Cluster provides essential services to SISSA users (authentication, e-mail, print service, 1TB of storage) and to the external world (web pages). Sector clusters provide sector-specific resources. Please refer to your sector responsible for details.
The main access point to SISSA is shannon.sissa.it. More informations are avilable typing man shannon at the prompt.
Several sector-specific gateways are available:
| sector | gateway name |
|---|---|
| AP | ap-gate |
| CM | cm-gate |
| CNS | cns-gate |
| FM | fm-gate |
| HE | he-gate |
| MA | ma-gate |
Laptops can be connected to SISSA network, provided they have DHCP support enabled.
Piero Calucci 2004-11-05