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Welcome to the NRM Linux Handbook wiki pages.

These pages contain information on how to set up and manage a computer running GNU/Linux OS at the NRM.

Introduction and Background

The IT infrastructure on NRM is centered around Microsoft Active Directory (NRM AD), for controlling computers and services that is part of the NRM MS Windows domain. If you are using an alternative OS on your hardware (other than the version of MS Windows provided by NRM-IT), then you are officially "not part of the NRM IT-structure" (ITinfrastruktur.pdf), and hence, cannot count on that all services provided by NRM-IT are available to you. You can still use many/most of the functions provided by the NRM IT infrastructure, but you may need to take certain actions.

The following pages are a collection of issues, with or without a working solution, that are part of the working environment for a Linux user at NRM.

Please feel to contribute and comment to keep these documents – as well as Linux-users at NRM – alive!

First recommendation

When arriving to NRM, please send your MAC address to NRM-IT ([email protected]) and tell them that you have a Linux OS. There is a possibility that NRM-IT will take special actions, such as putting your user/computer(s) in a "Linux-domain/group" (or similar) in order for things to work more smoothly.

Notes

• Each topic has a "Solved"-label where, "Yes" means that there is a full working solution. For a "No" label, there still might be a hack or workaround that will make some parts work. In addition, a number of badges in the top of the document will indicate the current status:

  • - A working Linux solution available.
  • - No working Linux solution available.
  • - No viable Linux solution, but a hack or work-around, available.
  • - Unknown or untested issue. For the majority of topics, there would also be a , since information from testing on macOS is lacking.
  • - Help wanted to supply a solution, or with documentation

• NRMUSERNAME is the user you have on the "NRM Active Directory (AD)", or "NRM Windows system". It is usually a combination of the first letters in your first and last name.

• NRMPASSWORD is the password associated with the NRMUSERNAME.

• UNIXUSERNAME is the user you have on your local, or remote, Linux computer. This may, or may not be the same as the NRMUSERNAME.

• NRM-IT is the IT department at NRM. Contact info: [email protected]