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For first time users, click here for configuration information.

There is an alternative method for logging into the controls system using a Linux remote desktop via MobaXterm instructions for installations and configuration can be found here .

Conventions

$ represents the command line prompt. Type the text to the right of the $ on the command line.

Starting the LCLS Home Screen

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Make sure that xwin32 is installed and running. If it's running you will see a blue X logo in the tray at the bottom right corner of the Windows screen.

Launch SecureCRT or putty and connect to host mcclogin.slac.stanford.edu. If a Security Warning pops up, click Accept & Continue. Log in with your Unix username and password.

At the prompt on mcclogin, type

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ssh physics@lcls-srv01

or

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ssh lclsops@lcls-srv01

or

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ssh acclegr@lcls-srv01

depending on which group account you were added to in Step 2 above. If you see a prompt for a password, something went wrong and you need to contrack Ken Brobeck.

Launch LCLS Home Screen. At the prompt, type:

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lclshome &

If you don't want to type "ssh <groupname>@lcls-srv01" and "lclshome" every time you connect to the control system, click here and follow the instructions for LCLSHOME Short-Cuts.

Starting the FACET Home Screen

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Make sure that xwin32 is installed and running. If it's running you will see a blue X logo in the tray at the bottom right corner of the Windows screen.

Launch SecureCRT or putty and connect to host mcclogin.slac.stanford.edu. If a Security Warning pops up, click Accept & Continue. Log in with your Unix username and password.

At the prompt on mcclogin, typessh fphysics@facet-srv01

orssh facclegr@lcls-srv01

depending on which group account you were added to in Step 2 above. If you see a prompt for a password, something went wrong and you need to contrack Ken Brobeck.

Launch FACET Home Screen. At the prompt, type:facethome
 
If you don't want to type "ssh <groupname>@facet-srv01" and "facethome" every time you connect to the control system, click here and follow the instructions for LCLSHOME Short-Cuts updating lcls items to facet.

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Development System

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Login to lcls-dev2 with

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$ ssh -X -Y username@lcls-dev2.slac.stanford.edu

Find out what shell you are running by typing echo $SHELL. Your shell will be either tcsh or bash.
ex:

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$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash

I am running bash.

If you are using tcsh, type this commend to enter the bash shell before proceeding:

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$ bash

If you are using bash, type this command:

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$ source /
nfs
afs/slac/g/lcls/
build
tools/
epics
script/
setup/epicsSetup
ENVS.bash

And start up the lcls home screen by typing:

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$ lclshome

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
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If you cannot bring up the lclshome, from a SecureCRT window, double check the Xll forward has been set. See Step 4.1 above.

If you still cann't bring up lclshome, verify that you have X-Win32 running. You should see an X icon on the menu bar. If the X-Win32 icon isn't there, then start X-Win32 and try to bring up lclshome again.