Q: I'm not familiar with any flavor of Unix . Is there
anywhere I can get some helpful info?
A: There is a good online set of Unix help pages
here .
Most of it will be applicable to ccstat.
You should also
consult the SSTARS web pages .
Q: How should I reference the scratch disk area in my SAS
programs?
A: The pathname to your scratch dir is: /scratch/user
where user is your user id. There is more info
here .
Q: How long can I keep files in my /scratch dir?
A: Currently at least 30 days. More info on this topic is
here. Please clean up
what you're no longer using as soon as practically possible,
so that others will have space to work, also.
Q: How do I tell how much disk space I'm using ?
A: run the command mydiskspace from either your
home dir or your scratch dir, depending on what your
interested in checking.
Q: What are these messages about being over quota ?
How do I check my quota?
Q: How do I return to my home dir after cd'ing to
my scratch dir?
A: Just issue a cd command and it will take you back
to your home dir.
Q: Can I list the contents of my scratch dir without cd'ing to it?
A: Yes. An lsscr command has been created that will
give you a dir listing of your scratch dir. If you want a
different type of listing, you can use any variation of the
ls command with /scratch/your_userid.
Q: My function keys don't seem to work with things like Xedit .
A: Check your telnet client configuration.
More info on this topic is
here.
Q: I'm trying to use lpr, but the flags I'm using
are not understood. Why?
A: ccstat uses lp instead of lpr .
There is more info
here .
Q: When I ftp a large file from Unitree , the prompt comes back
too quick. What is happening?
A: The ftp get times out waiting for the file to
be retrieved from tape. You can make the
get wait by issuing a
quote wait command before issuing the get. An
example is here .
Q: How do I get SAS to write a file greater than 2 Gigabytes ?
A: use sas -largefile sasvlfs progname.sas
Q: Where is my trashcan ?
A: There is no trashcan on ccstat. That was part of the CVDM
software on the Convex, which is no longer in use.
Deleted files have
to be restored via conventional backup. Send mail to
help@ccstat.uky.edu
and include the full pathname to the file.
Q: Why don't I receive mail on ccstat ?
A: When you logged in for the first time, you were asked
for an email address for where you regularly read mail.
This address is used to create a forward file that routes
mail sent to your ccstat address to the address you specified.
This is to help ensure you don't miss any important mail
that you need to be aware of.
Q: Am I allowed to receive mail on ccstat ?
A: As mentioned above, a forward file is automatically
created to the address you specified. If you must
receive mail on ccstat , edit the .forward file in your
account and change the line to:
user@ccstat.uky.edu
where user is your user id.
You should only do this if you plan to regularly
read mail on ccstat , but this is NOT recommended.
Q: I need to print to a remote printer . Can I have it added?
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