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When the configurations are changed, users that log into shell.engr.wustl.edu, shell2.engr.wustl.edu, or https://linuxlab.engr.wustl.edu will be presented with either:
Their already existing research home directory under the path /home/compute, as seen from ssh.engr.wustl.edu or https://compute.engr.wustl.edu .
A new, fresh, empty home directory under /home/compute, if they did not already have a research home directory.
What about my existing data, or my home directory when I log into the Windows academic labs?
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EIT will review each existing user’s academic home directory usage, and increase the compute cluster home directory quota by 10GB, or, if the user has a larger academic quota provisioned, the same amount as that configuration.
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When you log into shell.engr.wustl.edu, https://linuxlab.engr.wustl.edu , you will be using your research compute home directory and that customization will be in your environment. All paths accessible from the academic or research sides of the cluster will still be accessible, so configurations referencing certain paths will work.
Access to RIS storage1 mounts may not be operable in certain academic custom environments, such as the VNC Desktop or Jupyter containers via https://linuxlab.engr.wustl.edu .
Engineering IT discourages referencing RIS storage1 in login scripts due to the complexity of that configuration.
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Users with both home directories will be contacted individually and in groups as this project develops, as will owners of class service accounts.
When is this change happening?
We will be announcing a cutover date soon, which should fall in the few weeks before the start of the fall semester.
I teach in the LinuxLab this summer!
If you will use the LinuxLab this summer, please reach out to us at support@seas.wustl.edu - we will also be reaching out directly to instructors with late summer courses. We will not make any changes until classes utilizing the LinuxLab are finished.
I teach using the LinuxLab this fall and I’d like to test this out before the change.
Engineering IT will be setting up a limited test environment. Please email support@seas.wustl.edu with which class you teach and which resources you use and we can help get you started.
I have a question not answered here.
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