Guides

Step-by-step instructions on how to achieve common tasks.

File Storage

How to access and manage your files on network fileservers, including:

• How to ensure your vital data is safely backed-up

• Recovering files from backups

• Laptop Encryption

• How to check your file quota

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Printing

How to set up and use local printing services:

• Connecting to the departmental printing servers

• Configure a CUPS installation to automatically poll the DoC IPP server

• Printing from the Linux Command-Line

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Databases

How to access and manage databases housed on one of the Department's database servers.

• Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server databases

• Connecting to PostgreSQL databases

• PostgreSQL connections from off-site

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Web Hosting

How to set up and use the web-hosting services provided for groups and individuals.

• CGI Scripts

• Personal web pages

• PHP Scripts

• Restricting access to web pages

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Java

We provide some information about using Java in special ways in the Department:

• Using JDBC with Postgres and MS SQL Server: A Worked Example

• Kerberos authentication using Java

• Java Servlets, JSP, Tomcat

• Introduction to Java Servlets, JSP, Tomcat etc

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Computer purchase and support

A guide on buying desktop, laptop and server computers for use within the department.

Windows

This information is intended mainly for users of workstations within the Department of Computing. Windows Vista runs on workstations in the student labs, and on machines installed in the last year for staff and research students. Older machines used by staff and research students may still have Windows XP; please contact us to upgrade these.

• Introduction to Windows in DoC

Mac

• Introduction to using a Mac in DoC

Users

• What happens when I leave DoC??

Version Control

• Introduction to Version Control

• Version control with Git

• Version control with Git and Gitlab

• Setting up a Group Subversion Repository

• Setting up a Personal Subversion Repository

DoC Virtual Private Networks

How do I get a DoC VPN account?

Please Click Here - or, if that doesn't work, please mail us.

Remote Access to DoC

How to set up and use remote access:

PlanetLab at DoC

Information about PlanetLab.

Long Running Processes on DoC Linux machines