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| ====== Access to the laboratory computer ====== | ====== Access to the laboratory computer ====== |
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| | <WRAP center round info 60%> |
| | From December 2024, to access the data reduction computer via SSH, you must first log in via VPN. The [[https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/zim/angebote-loesungen/vpn | ZIM]] explains how to set up the VPN. Unfortunately the instructions are only available in German. If you have any questions about the VPN, please contact ZIM directly. |
| | </WRAP> |
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| {{section>deng:praktikum:a12:status#Laboratory computer&noheader}} | {{section>deng:praktikum:a12:status#Laboratory computer&noheader}} |
| The analysis of the data obtained within the scope of the laboratory courses can either be done from your computer at home or directly at our laboratory computer after previous date arrangement. | There are two ways to analyse the data collected during the placement: 1. you can carry out the analysis directly on the computer called //columba// at our university by prior arrangement or 2. you can log on to this computer from your home computer and then carry out the data analysis from home. |
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| ===== External Login ===== | ===== External Login ===== |
| The remote analysis of the data can be done in the computer pool at the physic institute or at your home computer with internet access. | The data can also be analysed remotely, both from the physics institute's computer pool and from a home computer with an internet connection. There are several ways of accessing the data, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Credentials can be obtained from the supervisors or will be announced by email after the introduction: |
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| User: alpha | User: alpha |
| Password: is given in the seminar | Password: is given in the seminar |
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| **alpha** is given here as an example and must be replaced by the corresponding group name. The password can also be obtained from the supervisors. | **alpha** is given here as an example and must be replaced by the corresponding group name. |
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| ==== Linux / Unix ==== | ==== Linux / Unix ==== |
| Alternatively you can log in with [[https://www.xpra.org/|Xpra]], which also communicates via //SSH//, but allows you to work with graphical output even with a poor internet connection. //Xpra// usually has to be installed from the package sources first. Once this is done, the following command establishes a connection to the laboratory computer | Alternatively you can log in with [[https://www.xpra.org/|Xpra]], which also communicates via //SSH//, but allows you to work with graphical output even with a poor internet connection. //Xpra// usually has to be installed from the package sources first. Once this is done, the following command establishes a connection to the laboratory computer |
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| xpra start ssh:alpha@columba.astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de --ssh=ssh | xpra seamless ssh:alpha@columba.astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de --start=konsole |
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| The command is not very different from the one above, except that here the beginning and the end are slightly different. **alpha** has to be replaced by the group name here as well. If the connection has been established successfully, a //Xpra// icon or menu usually appears on the desktop (under Ubuntu it can be found in the upper right corner next to the network/volume/battery indicator). This menu can be used to configure //Xpra// as well as, via the menu item ''Start'', to start programs directly on the laboratory computer. //Xpra// has the nice advantage that the windows integrate seamlessly into the local system. | The command is not very different from the one above, except that here the beginning and the end are slightly different. **alpha** has to be replaced by the group name here as well. If the connection has been established successfully, a //Xpra// icon or menu usually appears on the desktop (under Ubuntu it can be found in the upper right corner next to the network/volume/battery indicator). This menu can be used to configure //Xpra// as well as, via the menu item ''Start'', to start programs directly on the laboratory computer. //Xpra// has the nice advantage that the windows integrate seamlessly into the local system. |
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| Furthermore it offers the possibility to disconnect from the //Xpra// session without ending it by using the menu button ''Disconnect''. This allows you to interrupt the session at any point and continue it later. All that is needed is the following console command: | Furthermore it offers the possibility to disconnect from the //Xpra// session without ending it by typing ''xpra detach'' in a Terminal. This allows you to interrupt the session at any point and continue it later. All that is needed is the following console command: |
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| xpra attach ssh:alpha@columba.astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de --ssh=ssh | xpra attach ssh:alpha@columba.astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de |
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| The //Xpra// session is terminated with: | The //Xpra// session is terminated with: |