Purchase Date:

2013-04-17
Change to use new server

1. Modify /etc/fstab file to mount home.mirg from mirgserver

   # vi /etc/fstab
     142.103.239.79:/home.mirg  /home.mirg  nfs   rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,hard,intr,bg 0 0

2. Modify /etc/hosts file to add mirgserver (142.103.239.79)

   # vi /etc/hosts
     142.103.239.79  mirgserver  mirgserver.phas.ubc.ca

3. Modify /etc/yp.conf file to use mirgserver

   #vi /etc/yp.conf
     ypserver 142.103.239.79

4. Install MATLAB R2013a to use mirgserver as the license server

2013-02-06
Install Ubuntu 12.04

1. Install Ubuntu 12.04 and all updates on /dev/sda1 ext4
2. Reboot the computer, open Terminal, make the following changes:
   Disable Guest account

   sudo cp /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.orig
   sudo vi /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf

   Modify the file as following:

   [SeatDefaults]
   user-session=ubuntu-2d
   greeter-session=unity-greeter
   allow-guest=false
   greeter-show-manual-login=true
   greeter-hide-users=true
   

   Enable ssh

   sudo apt-get install openssh-server

   Configure CUPS

   sudo vi /etc/cups/client.conf

   Make sure the following line is in the file:

   ServerName 137.82.91.6

   service cups start

   Enable root login

   sudo passwd root

   Create home.mirg directory

   mkdir /home.mirg
   chmod 777 /home.mirg

   Modify /etc/fstab
   Add the following lines

   #
   137.82.91.6:/home.mirg    /home.mirg    nfs   rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,hard,intr,bg 0 0
   

   Install nfs-common

   sudo apt-get install nfs-common

   Mount network drives

   mount -a

   Configure NIS

   sudo apt-get install nis
     NIS Domain: MIRG
   
   vi /etc/yp.conf
     ypserver	137.82.91.6
     
   vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
     passwd:	compat nis
     group:	compat nis
     shadow:	compat nis
     
   vi /etc/hosts
     137.82.91.6	mirg-srv01	mirg-srv01.vchri.med.ubc.ca