Computer Science
Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Mail Accounts

1. Q: Do I have a mail account in the School of Computer Science?
   A: No. Your mail account will be the Adelaide University mail account and it's managed and supported by ITS.
2. Q: What is my mail account address?
   A: It can be in two forms:
   
   1. Your login name (e.g a1234567) plus at sign (@) and student.adelaide.edu.au, like this:
      a1234567@student.adelaide.edu.au
   2. Your first name, a dot, your surname, plus at sign (@) and student.adelaide.edu.au, like this:
      john.smith@student.adelaide.edu.au
   For more information about your mail account please go to:
   http://webmail.adelaide.edu.au/
3. Q: How do I read my emails or send emails in the iMacs or eMacs?
   A: First run Internet Explorer, or Safari(Apple browser), then go to MyUni, login to it and access your mail account from there.
4. Q: To access a web site outside the Adelaide University what password should I use?
   A: Your Adelaide University password.

Disk Quota:

1. Q: Is there a disk usage quota for the undergraduate students in the School of Computer Science?
   A: Yes. It's 200MB
2. Q: If some one excceeds the disk usage quota (200MB) what will happen?
   A: The system will automatically disable the accunt and the person can't login. In the iMac's or the eMac's the system will remove the customised setup that we (Systems) put for every one in the start of the year/1st semester. Althoug the person can still login to them, but the setup will be a default setup which in most cases do not function properly.
3. Q: Can I check my disk usage before I exceed the quota, and how?
   A: Yes you can. In the Linux: First login, then in your home directory run this command:
       du -sk
   This will show you the summary of your disk usage in killo bytes.
   If you want to see the details of the disk usage for each file and directory in your home directory, run this command:
       du -sk * | sort -n -r | more
   To see the disk usage in the hidden files run this command:
       du -h * |sort -n -r |more
4. Q: Can I check my disk usage in the iMac's or eMac's?
   A: Yes, after you logged in, run a terminal and type the same commands you used in the Linux. e.g
       du -sk
   and
       du -sk * | sort -n -r | more
   and
       du -h * |sort -n -r |more
5. Q: If I exceed the quota, and the system disable my account, can I fix it myself?
   A: Yes you can fix it partially. To do this log in to the iMac's or eMac's, run a terminal, and use the above mentioned commands to check the disk usage in details, and then remove those unwanted files or directories by the following commands:
       to remove a file: rm filename
       to remove a directory: rm -r directoryname
   After removing a file/directory immediatly run the following command to check how much more you need to remove:
       du -sk
   and then this command:
       du -sk * | sort -n -r | more

Printing Quota:

1. Q: Is there any printing quota in CS?
   A: Yes. It's 100 pages per half semester.
2. Q: If I run out of quota, what should I do?
   A: You have two options. Either wait for the next half-semester, or pay $22 for each additional 200 pages at the School office (Room 2033), then redeem the purchased quota by presenting the receipt for payment at the Systems Help desk (Room 2052).
3. Q: When are the half-semester dates?
   A: Half semesters are 24th of April for first semester, and 3rd of October for the second semester.
4. Q: Can I view my usage, and quota?
   A: Yes, first login to Linux, or eris, then from command line type:
       my-paper-quota login-name
   Example: my-paper-quta a1234567

Internet Browsers:

1. Q: Which browser should I use in the Linux?
   A: Mozilla.
2. Q: Which browser should I use in the iMac, or eMac Labs?
   A: Safari (from Apple).
3. Q: What is the web proxy?
   A: It's called: www-proxy.adelaide.edu.au port number 8080.
4. Q: What is the ITS web proxy?
   A: It's called: www-proxy.adelaide.edu.au port number 8080.

Changing passwords:

1. Q: Can I chage my password?
   A: No, you can't at the moment. Because of some problems with the authentication system, please do not change your
       password by yourself. If you want to change your password please go to the Systems Help Desk, room
       no. 5052 and ask them to change your password for you.