How to install SLC6 32bit

Scientific Linux CERN 6

Linux @ CERN　 http://linuxsoft.cern.ch

Before you start　 http://linux.web.cern.ch/linux/scientific6/docs/install.shtml

Connect to Windows at CERN

Only for Mac users => get apps you can connect to Windows.　(e.g. Microsoft Remote Desktop)

Connect to "WINATUT01.cern.ch"

User name : CERN\[your CERN account name]　　(e.g. "CERN\swada")

Password : [your password]

Use VMware Workstation 12 Player

Start VMware on desktop.

Enter your valid email address and use VMware for free.

If you get pop-up "software update" window,

• Workstation => skip.
• Player => install.

here

1. set "boot.iso" location
2. select guest OS (Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6)
3. set install location
4. specify disk capacity (max disk size ~ 100GB)
5. finish

1. choose a language & keyboard type
2. set installation method => URL
3. URL setup => "http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/cern/slc6X/i386"

1. enter the hostname as you like
2. select the nearest city (Europe/Paris)
3. set your password for the root user
4. set installation type (Use All Space)
5. select additional repositories you want (at least, check security update)
6. complete

1. date & time (use NTP)
2. do not use Kdump
3. finish

How to login SLC6 (creat your account)

login without X (Ctrl+Alt+F2)

login as root

• login: root
• password: [password you set]

add the following to file "/etc/passwd"

• "[your account]:x:[your CERN UID]:[your name]:/home/[your account]:/bin/bash"
• e.g. "swada:x:101555:1307:Sayaka Wada:/home/swada:/bin/bash"
• you can check your account ID using comand "phonebook" (e.g. $phonebook sayaka wada -a)
• "zp" & "1307" are Magic Words.

add the following to file "/etc/group"

• "zp:x:1307:[your account]"
• e.g. "zp:x:1307:swada"

make directry

• $mkdir /home/[your account] ; chown [your account]:zp /home/[your account]
• e.g. $mkdir /home/swada ; chown swada:zp /home/swada

passwd [your account]

if you are asked something, you can answer "u"

back to X (Ctrl+Alt+F1)

login as your account you created

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-- Atlasj Silicon - 2017-03-03

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