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- ssh client and server
- authentication
- SLAC Windows Active Directory is used for authentication
- Use your SLAC Windows username and password to log in to your Ubuntu desktop
- sudo authorization
- network time protocol (maintain the correct time and date)
- syslog (central logging of system messages)
- software repository proxy configuration (so you can reach apt repositories, even from restricted networks)
- mail (so you can send email)
- message of the day (to comply with DOE and Stanford requirements)
Recommended Software
The following are the recommended applications for personal productivity at SLAC
- slack
- office 365
- FastX
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Cisco AnyConnect
- ClamAV antivirus
- CrashPlan for backup and recovery
- sshfs (access SLAC AFS space without an AFS client)
- Cyberduck or Filezilla for a GUI sftp client
- sftp (ftp via ssh)
- LibreOffice
Accessing SLAC Scientific Computing Resources
- Using rhel6-64 and centos7 login pools with ssh X forwarding
- Using FastX