Announcements and updates related to the operating systems and software applications available in the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE).
Eligible student CAEN Account holders will receive a $30 College of Engineering (CoE) supplemental printing allocation per term for the upcoming academic year. This is a $10 reduction from last year, and is the start of a four-year effort to end the CoE supplemental printing allocation by Fall 2020. Note that the standard student ITS Continue Reading »
Beginning on October 3, 2017, access to CAEN’s off-campus Windows Remote Desktop and Linux Login/VNC services will require Duo Two-Factor Authentication at U-M. In order to use Duo two-factor authentication, you will need to enroll a device as described in the CAEN Knowledge Base. In addition, you may also need to update your Continue Reading »
Beginning with the Fall 2017 term, students will no longer be assigned a “roaming profile” when using Microsoft Windows 10 on CAEN lab computers. With this change, students should see a more consistent and improved user experience with the Microsoft Windows 10 environment on CAEN lab computers.
After this planned change takes place, students can Continue Reading »
The OpenAFS client for Windows will no longer be included as part of the CAEN Lab Software Environment (CLSE) beginning in the Fall 2017. Usage of the AFS service (a.k.a. the “H:” drive) has been steadily declining for several years, and after reviewing the usage statics form the last academic year, we believe the software Continue Reading »
CAEN is piloting a service called Kumo which allows you to map your cloud-based storage drives such as U-M Box and U-M Google Drive to a CAEN lab computer. Originally developed by Indiana University, it is simple to use and allows easy access to your Box and Google drives.
Setup is easy; just authorize your Continue Reading »
Changes to the CLSE this summer included upgrading the base operating systems to Microsoft Windows 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, as well as removing the “I” (Instructional) or “R” (Research) computer designations. For further details on these changes, and more, refer to our recent CAEN News Article.
When logging into CAEN Windows lab computers, ITS AFS home directories will no longer be automatically mounted to the H: network drive. This change is being made due to a number of compatibility problems associated with AFS storage technology and the Windows operating system (see this previous news article for more information about the problems). Continue Reading »
All eligible student CAEN account holders have a Windows home directory which is mounted as the N: network drive when logging into CAEN Windows lab computers and ITS Sites Windows lab computers. It is also accessible from CAEN Linux computers in the /studenthome/uniqnamedirectory. The CAEN Windows home directory now provides students with 50 Continue Reading »
The CLSE changes this summer included upgrading the base operating systems to Microsoft Windows 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, as well as removing the “I” (Instructional) or “R” (Research) computer designations.
Students no longer have to decide between an “I” (Instructional) or “R” (Research) Continue Reading »
We have removed QuickTime from being available in Application Jukebox on computers running the CLSE for Windows. This was done in response to the following CERT advisory: