This is the boilerplate message for requesting class accounts
for Weber 205/206 for summer sessions.  If you have not read
it previously, please do so. In any case, please make sure you
understand everything in it and mail me if you do not.

Sections 3c, 3d are especially important.

There is a new section regarding Windows 7 machines in the lab.

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If you need a class account for Weber 205/206, please mail me with
the following info:

class name (e.g. st204 or m161)
how many sections there are (if you are requesting an account for only a 
  specific section, please tell me which section) 
whether or not you need a class directory to put things in

[If I previously created an account for the class and it had a class 
directory, it will again have a class directory.  Any files put in the
class directory from previous semesters will still be there.

A class directory is for instructors to drop files into so that students
can access them.  Instructors will normally be able to do anything
to the files in the class directory but students can only read them.
For best results, get your students to copy files to c:\temp\mydirectory 
on the local computer before working with them.]

Same rules as always apply:  

*) Class accounts are turned off at the end of each semester 
*) accounts will be turned off immediately in the case of hacking, 
   a security problem or the like.  To date, I have not had to do this to 
   any class account for these reasons.

Summer 2011 note:

Windows 7 makes its first appearance this summer.  The 20 newest machines
(STATPCRxx / MATHPCRxx) all run Windows 7 64-bit.  The two biggest
differences for your students are:

a) There is an automatic logout after 30 minutes of inactivity time
that actually seems to work.

b) When logging into the machine, there is no DOMAIN box.  By default,
the machines log into the MATHSTAT2 domain.  If you need to log into
the STAT2 or MATH2 domain, your must use STAT2\username or MATH2\username
for your username.

Due to time constraints, the new machines have not been extensively tested.
Please let me know if you see any new issues.

reoccuring Notes:

0) I will distribute the passwords to you in person.

1) The best way to distribute the password to your students is to
write it on the board, wait a short time and then erase it.  Do not leave
passwords on the board nor distribute passwords via email.  In all cases,
the domain must be MATHSTAT2 for class accounts to work.

2) Please test the passwords before you give them out to your students.

3) Please tell your students:

a) to log off when they are done using the computers 

b) to not to give the class password to anyone and to not be careless
with it.  If I find a password written down somewhere in public
(on a whiteboard, on a piece of paper, on a public site, etc.),
I'll have no choice but to change the password.  I do this roughly
five times a semester and is a grand bother for all involved.

c) that the lab closes sometime around 1pm each day.  This varies
based on my schedule, which is all over the place in the summer.
It will probably not close *before* 1pm and it will almost certainly
not be open *after* 2pm.  If a small number of students need to use
lab computers after 1pm, they can trot over to 005 in the basement
of the stat building.  Also, you can *occasionally* schedule the lab
outside of these times, but only if you will be there to proctor
the lab and only occasionally; I need to perform maintenance on
all the computers in the lab, so there must be times when the lab
is unavailable.

d) depending on my schedule, one side of the lab may be closed during
times when the lab is open.  Since all the machines have the same
set of software (with the exception of SAS which is in 206 only),
this should not be a big problem.  If you will be using SAS in your
class, please let me know.

4) If you decide to put things in the class directory for your
students to use, please *copy* the files.  Do not *move* the files
or your students will probably be unable to access them.

5) If you are placing files in your class directory (g:\somedir),
you should tell your students to copy whatever they need from
g:\somedir to the local c:\temp\mydirectory directory first, rather
than working on the files directly.

Finally, the FAQ for the lab is here:

http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~dzubera/lab.html

Let me know if you have any questions.

Zube