Q: Which machines are the login nodes?
A: ctclogina, ctcloginb, ctcloginc, ctclogind.
Q: Can't use login machine because of compute-bound processes on the machine.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu.
Q: Can't get to login node with RDC. Times out.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu
Q: rdesktop gives an error message: $ rdesktop ctclogina.tc.cornell.edu ERROR: connect: Connection timed out
A: A firewall may be blocking outgoing connections.
Q: Can't connect to login node.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu
Q: Can't login using ssh.
A: Try different type of connection and see if need to change password. Otherwise send email to useracct@tc.cornell.edu and ask to have password reset.
Q: Could not get to scicenter2(sp?) machine, could yesterday
A: Terminal serve to login node to change password.
Q: Can't get to ctclogina. Gets error msg "The specified remote computer could not be found."
A: Use complete name ctclogina.tc.cornell.edu.
Q: mpirun command not found on login node.
A: This is as expected. Don't run jobs on login node.
Q: Connect from login node to batch node. Disconnect from login node. At reconnect, session hung. Can't close window or logoff.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu .
Q: I have a disconnected session on a login node. When I reconnect, the login screen is blank. What should I do?
A: Issue ctrl-shift-esc to bring up Task Manager. Select the Applications tab, then New Task. Enter "explorer" and click OK. A normal desktop should reappear. If it doesn't, send e-mail to consult@tc.cornell.edu and ask to be logged off.
Q:I have a login process on ctcloginb that I can not log off.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu.
Q: Wants to debug on login nodes in visual studio.
A: Told user why debugging is not permitted on login nodes. Suggested collaboratory.
Q: Can't use rdc to login node.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu
Q: Can't close command windows on login node.
A: Send email to consult@tc.cornell.edu.
Q: Why does RDC to ctclogina fail?
A: It could be that you need to use the completely qualified name ctclogina.tc.cornell.edu.
