https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/ 2026-06-25T20:26:13+00:00 https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/ https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki-128.png text/html 2022-04-07T20:11:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/doku.php?id=howto:canon_deptid&rev=1649362299&do=diff Canon DeptID Overview The Social Sciences Canon copiers are set up to use Department IDs (DeptID) for printing, copying, and scanning. We do not use the Users function. Each copier is managed separately by its respective department. If someone wants to print, copy, or scan from multiple copiers, they will have to contact each department for a DeptID. 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Instead SSH uses a key pair: * Private key: id_ed25519 - stays on your local computer and should never be shared text/html 2024-06-01T00:24:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/doku.php?id=howto:unix_shell&rev=1717201476&do=diff How do I use a Linux Command-line Interface? This page is for you if you are getting access to a Linux server and you need to learn how to use the command-line interface to use the server. 1. Obtaining software Step one is to obtain some terminal software. If you are on a Linux or a Mac computer, you already have this! Look for your Terminal application. If you are on a Windows PC, you might need to install either an SSH client, or a terminal emulator. You have a couple options: text/html 2025-01-09T00:41:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.socsci.uci.edu/helpdesk/doku.php?id=howto:unsubscribe_from_list&rev=1736383311&do=diff How do I unsubscribe from an email list? 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