Labs FAQ

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FAQ

Contents 1 How do I start the Cygwin XServer 2 How do I run SAS on the Linux server 3 What software info/keys/whatever is pushed down by the group policy of the labs 4

How do I start the Cygwin XServer

1. Go to the Windows Desktop and open the Unix Tools folder
2. Run the shortcut named startCygwinX
3. Now you can run the XTerm shortcut which will start an X terminal

How do I run SAS on the Linux server

1. There are two ways to accomplish this, the first will use X-Win32 which is site licensed software.
   1. Open the Unix Stuff folder on the desktop
   2. Start X-Win32
   3. Left click in the X icon in the toolbar and select "SAS on Linux"
   4. Enter your ISU net-id and password then press [ENTER]
   5. If asked whether or not you want to continue, select "yes"
   6. Now you are logged in to sas.iastate.edu with your AFS space mounted as your home directory (1 GB of space courtesy of the university).
   7. Now type sas & and press [ENTER].
2. The other way will work from home if you have installed Cygwin/X
   1. Start the Cygwin XServer as described in another FAQ.
   2. Open an Xterminal
   3. Enter ssh -X sas.iastate.edu
   4. If prompted type "yes" and press [ENTER]
   5. At the command prompt type sas &
   6. You can store your sas programs on your AFS space and they are now available anywhere on campus or at home.

What software info/keys/whatever is pushed down by the group policy of the labs

1. The Group Policy object for all the machines in the department does the following