FAQ for CPOS Users

• Accounts
• Servers
• Windows Shares
• File Storage
• Remote File Access (from UCSB campus computers)
• Remote Access
• File Sharing
• Accessing your Files
• Adding & Changing Permissions on Files & Folders
• Email
• FTP
• Printing
• Changing Your Password
• Networking
• Policies & Rules
• When you Leave CPOS at UCSB
• Getting Help
• PCS FAQ Pages

Accounts

All CPOS users are set up with the following accounts:

1. Mail on mail.physics.ucsb.edu
2. File access on yosemite2.cpos.ucsb.edu

Dial-in accounts and access to the Physics web server are done as needed.

Send a message to PCS if you need to use the Physics dial-up modem service or access the Physics web server.

Servers

The main CPOS file server is called Yosemite2.

The full host name is yosemite2.cpos.ucsb.edu

The IP address 128.111.8.236

Windows Shares

The following shares contain resources available to CPOS users:

• CPOS_USERS - This is where CPOS user directories are located.
• CPOS_SHARED - This is where shared directories are located for CPOS users
• WWW - CPOS Webserver
• Printers - CPOS Printers (wawona & volcanoes)
• Profiles - This is where your personal settings are located.

File Storage

• Please store your files on the server and not locally on each computer.
• Do not store files on the desktop, this will slow your login time. If your profile gets corrupted, you may lose files that were stored on the desktop.
• A shared area is provided so that you can collaborate with your CPOS collegues without having to send updates through email.
• We will soon have a quota to limit the amount of space you use on the server.

Accessing CPOS Shares & User Files

There are several ways to access your CPOS shares & user files

• Through "My Computer"

1. Open "My Computer" from the desktop and look for your user directory called "U:<username> on Yosemite2"

• Through "My Network Places" (aka Network Neighborhood)

1. Open "My Network Places" on the desktop
2. Open "Entire Network"
3. Click "Entire Contents"
4. Open "Microsoft Windows Network"
5. Open "CPOS" (for CPOS domain)
6. Open "Yosemite2"
7. Find & Open the share you want to access
• Open CPOS_USERS and to find your user directory
• Open CPOS_SHARED to find folders you can share with your CPOS collegues.

• Using Windows Start & Run

1. Go to Start, then select Run
2. In the text box type the share you want to access:
• \\yosemite2\CPOS_USERS
• \\yosemite2\CPOS_SHARED

Remote File Access (from UCSB campus computers)

• Using Windows Run
  1. Go to Windows Start, then select Run
  2. In the text box type one of the following:
     • \\yosemite2.cpos.ucsb.edu\CPOS_USERS
     • \\128.111.8.236\CPOS_USERS
  3. Find your user directory.

Remote Access from Home

Contact PCS if you wish to use the Physics Dial-up modem service.

File Sharing

The shared access area where you can share files with your CPOS collegues is called "CPOS_SHARED".

• \\yosemite2\cpos_shared\

Find your file called <username>-shared.

• Each main user has "full access" to that folder.

You can give other people access to folders within your shared directory (see instructions below).

Please know that you are able to choose what type of access a person can have.

• You can also select "Read" if you only want a person to read your document without making changes.

It's up to you to monitor access rights within your CPOS_SHARED folder.

Remember, you can put copies of things you don't want other people to see in your CPOS_USERS directory.

Adding & Changing Permissions on Files & Folders

Follow these instructions to give other people permission to a shared directory.

1. Find your shared directory in \\yosemite2\CPOS_SHARED
2. Make a new folder within your shared directory.
3. To change access on the new folder, right click on it and select Properties.
4. Click on the Security tab.
5. Click the "Add" button.
6. Find the user's name who will access the folder.
7. Click "Add" to add their name, then OK.
8. Select the type of control that user should have (ex. Full Control, Modify, Read, etc.).

Email

Using CPOS Webmail

• To access your mail from an internet web browser, visit the website at: https://cpos.ucsb.edu or https://webmail.physics.ucsb.edu.

Using Email Clients

• For specific application set up please see the email section of the PCS Faq page.
• use mail.physics.ucsb.edu for both the incoming & outgoing mail server
• Select IMAP for mail protocol.
• Use the following for root mail path: ~/mail

Email Quota

• You are allowed 50MB of storage for email.

FTP

There is currently no FTP service available for CPOS users. Contact PCS if you require this for collaboration with collegues outside of UCSB's Physics Dept.

Printing

The following printers are available:

• volacanoes - This is a color printer.
• wawona - This is a black & white printer in Dr. Heeger's assistant's office.

Changing Your Password

How to change your password:

1. Log on to one of the computers in the CPOS domain
2. Select ctrl-alt-delete on the keyboard.
3. Click the "Change Password" button.
4. Type in your old password.
5. Type in your new password, and then type it again to confirm it.
6. Click OK
7. Click "Cancel" to get back to your session.
8. If this does not work, contact PCS.

Networking

If your new desktop computer or laptop needs networking, please fill out the Request for IP Address Form.

If you are experiencing network problems on your current computer, email PCS or call us at x8366.

Policies and Rules

• CPOS users must abide by UCSB & Physics computing policies including:
  • University of California Electronic Communications Policy, November 17, 2000
• DO NOT misuse any computers or printers.
• DO NOT disconnect any networked devices or change network ports.
• DO NOT plug any networked device into a network port without receiving authorization from PCS first.

When you Leave CPOS at UCSB

Please fill out the Computer Separation Form before leaving CPOS.

• This form gives us instructions on what to do with your files.
• If we do not receive any instructions, we will remove all of your computer accounts and files.

Getting Help

Physics Computing Services provides computer support for the CPOS group.

You can reach us the following ways:

• Email us at pcs@physics.ucsb.edu
• Call us at x8366.

PCS FAQ Pages

PCS Faqs - has many answers to common questions.

Forms - to request just about anything you need in the Physics Department.

Last Updated: June 10, 2002

By Lisa Preble