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 ======Techstaff====== ======Techstaff======
 =====Who===== =====Who=====
-[[https://computerscience.uchicago.edu/people/profile/bob-bartlett1/|Bob Bartlett]], Colin Hudler,  Tom Dobes, and Carolyn Topper.+Colin Hudler,  Tom Dobes, and Carolyn Topper.
 =====What===== =====What=====
 Techstaff supports all aspects of technical  needs for the CS department – from top to bottom.  All of us have years of experience in various aspects of technology.  The department itself has centered around Linux and Mac OSX for many years, and these are the operating systems that we currently support.  Our infrastructure consists of almost 400 linux systems (both bare metal and virtual) and about 20 Macs.  The linux systems include all of our central servers, instructional lab machines, instructional resources, and student desktops.  The Macs are used as desktops for staff, faculty, and some students. Techstaff supports all aspects of technical  needs for the CS department – from top to bottom.  All of us have years of experience in various aspects of technology.  The department itself has centered around Linux and Mac OSX for many years, and these are the operating systems that we currently support.  Our infrastructure consists of almost 400 linux systems (both bare metal and virtual) and about 20 Macs.  The linux systems include all of our central servers, instructional lab machines, instructional resources, and student desktops.  The Macs are used as desktops for staff, faculty, and some students.
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 All CS systems that permit logins require SSH over the standard port (22) and use your CNetID for authentication.   All CS systems that permit logins require SSH over the standard port (22) and use your CNetID for authentication.  
  
-*  //ITS will begin blocking SSH to the campus on Oct 13, 2021.  SSH access will require use of ITS' VPN to access SSH within the campus network.  This will certainly affect desktops, but CS has requested exemptions for subnets with research and instructional servers.//+*  //ITS will begin blocking SSH to the campus on Oct 27, 2021.  SSH access will require use of ITS' VPN to access SSH within the campus network.  This will certainly affect desktops, but CS has requested exemptions for subnets with research and instructional servers.//
 =====Your CS Account===== =====Your CS Account=====
 Your CS account name will be the same as your CNetID, however it is a different account.  It does share the same authentication method, so the password remains the same.  You must have a CS account in order to use CS services.  If it is not automatically provisioned for you you, you can request it by contacting Techstaff. Your CS account name will be the same as your CNetID, however it is a different account.  It does share the same authentication method, so the password remains the same.  You must have a CS account in order to use CS services.  If it is not automatically provisioned for you you, you can request it by contacting Techstaff.
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