The Whys and Hows of the Wiki Why bother with a Wiki? It looks complicated. A Wiki is a collaborative web environment. You can read more about it in the introd...
The Wiki transition In late December 2025, WilliamSeligman made the switch in the Nevis Wiki software from TWiki to Foswiki. This page discusses the reasons and c...
Welcome to the Wiki pages of the particle and nuclear physics groups at Nevis Laboratories These Wiki pages are written by and for the particle and nuclear physi...
List of Foswiki users Below is a list of users with accounts. If you want to edit topics or see protected areas of the site then you can get added to the list by ...
User Registration components This topic contains the pieces that are assembled into the UserRegistration page. There is no need to modify this topic. If a sectio...
%IF{"context registration_supported" then="** __ "}%" else="**" }% Read this before you attempt to register You must have a research connection with Nevis Labs...
SitePreferences %MAKETEXT{ "Foswiki's default preferences are located in _1 , however settings defined here have override priority and should be used for lo...
User Form Note: This is a maintenance topic, used by the Wiki administrator. This form defines the form of the home pages of registered Wiki users listed in .. Do...
%IF{"(NOT defined GROUP) OR $GROUP = ''" then=' How to add the first administrator If you haven\'t previously set up an administrator, follow these steps: (Note:...
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Conda Conda is a popular package management system. Here are some tips and tricks for using that system on the Nevis particle physics systems. Before you go to c...
Nevis Linux Cluster Node Names These are the names of the computers in the Nevis Linux Cluster. Some machines that are not listed: * the systems on the Nevis ...
As of Nov 2021, this service is experimental. The Time Machine backup is located on a Synology NAS server whose operation, at least for this purpose, can be flake...
Phone system Our Voice over IP provider is 8x8 (pronounced "eight by eight"). This is a brief overview. You can find complete documentation here. Here is our phon...
Nevis particle physics secure network warnings There's a couple of things to know before starting to use the Nevis particle phyics web proxy or VPN . The...
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Please see secure network warnings before using VPN. Why use VPN? By using VPN, you can establish a direct connection to the ...
Files that affect your mail The default mail setup at Nevis works for most users. However, if you'd like finer control over your e mail, mail notifications, mail...
Glossary Some TLAs and definitions to help you get started. (What's a "TLA"? Look it up below.) The terms are not in alphabetical order; they are roughly in ord...
Nevis Linux Cluster Services This is the list of which machines provide the different network services on the cluster. If some terms are unfamiliar, you can try l...
Nevis Linux Cluster Automount This page describes how automount is used at Nevis to link systems on the cluster. The naming scheme for automount directo...
Why the shift from module load to conda? I know the shift from module load root to conda activate /usr/nevis/conda/root can be annoying. These are the reasons why...
SSH Tips Some practical tips on using ssh. SSH without passwords Why would you want to do this? * All the systems at Nevis will block your IP address after a ...
Particle/Nuclear physics computing at Nevis Labs The following links will provide you with information on the computer operations and services available. (Some of...
IaxoGroup * Member list (comma separated list): * Set GROUP = .AdminGroup, .JooyunWoo, .EftychiaKotsiou, .YueYu, .MarcelaStern, .KerstinPerez, .VyshnaviSab...
Student File Server Rationale The space available in a system's /home directory is small. Space often runs out, requiring users to frantically decide what to kee...
Git Below are basic commands to get around git. There are plenty more available, and your usage will become complicated as you go. You may want to read the git bo...
The IAXO account page This page is just a placeholder. Here's where you want to go: * If you're interested in the private discussions and documents related to ...
CtaGroup * Member list (comma separated list): * Set GROUP = .AdminGroup, .DanielNieto, .BrianHumensky, .MarleneDoert, .AndriyPetrashyk, .ZacharyZhong, .D...
NSF Scientific Research Ethics Training Here are the steps needed to complete this training course. Allow at least one hour to complete the course. Note: The exac...
Pictorial guide for checking your mail security For the most part, mail readers will automatically select encrypted options when you first set up your email accou...
Linux Cluster Disk Guide The most important things to learn from this page: * /home and /share partitions are backed up. * /data and /scratch are not. * ...