PCN Wiki

Welcome to the PCN Wiki!

Use the following links to access the PCN Documentation.

If you should find something missing that would be helpful or in need of an update, please let us know.

Please check back often as this is updated.

PCN Topics

* Supported Software
* Policies and Procedures
* Facilities
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Currently PCN recommends that users use the following email clients:

* Microsoft Outlook - for exchange account Windows users
* Mozilla Thunderbird - for Mac users and Windows IMAP (Purdue Webmail) users
* Evolution - for Linux users

Instructions for setting up:
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File Encryption with GPG on Mac

GNU Privacy Guard is Open Source encryption software. It is
an implementation of the OpenPGP standard. GnuPG enables you to
encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile
key managment system as well as access modules for all kind of
public key directories.
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File Encryption with GPG on *nix

GNU Privacy Guard is Open Source encryption software. It is
an implementation of the OpenPGP standard. GnuPG enables you to
encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile
key managment system as well as access modules for all kind of
public key directories.
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Use the following links for information on Windows Systems

* Installing Network Printers
* Recent printing problems/errors self-help
* Network latency information
* Poster Printer Instructions
* PCN Online Windows Resources
* Using Secure CRT to SSH from Windows
* Connecting to PAL (Purdue AirLink)
* Encrypting files in Windows
* Extra Installation Procedure for Acrobat X in Windows
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Many of PCN's general purpose computing systems run the UNIX operating system. Our primary distribution in use is Debian. Use the following links to obtain answers to commonly asked questions about using PCN Unix systems.

* Introduction to UNIX commands
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File encryption is a technique that secures documents and other file types and provides a secure means to transfer sensitive documents over insecure transmission modes.

* File Encryption in Windows
* File Encryption in Linux
* File Encryption in Mac
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All PCN Users are required to comply with Purdue University Policies. Click here to view University Policies.

Please read the below documents for information on PCN Policies and Procedures

New/Reactivated Physics Account Procedures

PCN Backups

Disk Quotas at PCN
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How can I create a web page in my PCN account?

Creating a web directory

First, you will need to have an account on bohr. In your home directory, create a directory called “.www” (dot www). This directory name is not arbitrary. It must be exactly as shown.

Creating a file named "index.html"

In the .www directory, create a file named index.html. This is your 'front page'. Your URL (Uniform Resource Locator, your website address) will point to this file as a default html file when your URL is accessed. Usually, your URL will be in the form: …
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Migration from Physics Mail

This document will provide information on how to migrate from Physics Mail to either Mailhub or Exchange, depending on which option is available for you.

Why Migrate?

After a number of IT reviews, it has been deemed that departmental mailservers across the College of Science are to be phased out in favor of centralized IT offerings. There are many benefits to migrating to central ITaP mailservers:
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