On Friday, November 13 between 8:30am and 9:00am, the page control server for the NINJa printing system will be rebooted to apply the latest security updates.
During the maintenance window customers may experience a brief outage in the ability to print from NINJa print stations.
--George Garrett
Columbia University IT
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Dear Students,
Note: The message below relates to a campus-wide technological implementation at Barnard that is taking place next Tuesday, October 20th.
The message below states that email and webmail will experience a 15-minute disruption in service after the email server is rebooted, and we anticipate that this will occur before 6 pm. However, since students have already logged into eBear (i.e. to register for classes),you are not expected to experience any password problems logging into these systems after that time period. So, if you do experience a problem logging into one of those systems, please wait for approximately 20 minutes before trying to log in again.
There will be real-time monitoring of this implementation. However, if you do experience any issues after waiting for 20 minutes to log in again or have any questions, please contact Barnard Resnet (347.694.4694, resnet@barnard.edu).
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There will be a planned LDAP implementation taking place on Tuesday October 20, 2009. LDAP is a core directory structure that we do not yet have in place. Using LDAP permits us to simplify and integrate access and authentication for a wide variety of our current systems (including email, secure wireless and eBear) and will also permit us to use the exact same authentication for new systems in the future. Users will have fewer accounts and passwords to remember even when we introduce new systems.
The following systems will be affected by this upgrade in some way: email, webmail, eBear and authenticated wireless. (Internet access, web browsing, Artemis, Datatel, Corporate Time and EMS will not be affected.) While we don't expect any serious disruptions, I want to apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. Unfortunately this system needs to be rolled out live and in stages over the course of a regular day.
The details are listed below.
email and webmail:
The email server will be rebooted sometime during the day which will cause a 15-minute disruption. No email sent or received will be lost, however if your email is unavailable, please wait 15-20 minutes and try again before calling the Help Desk.
logging in to email, webmail, eBear and authenticated wireless:
This infrastructure change will affect how you login to all of these services. As a result, there may be some minor delays in logging into these systems through the day. They will be accessible but you might need to wait a few minutes as all of them need to synchronize and this can cause a minor delay.
eBear:
Users who have never logged into eBear may be unable to login to email or eBear after this upgrade and will need to contact the Help Desk to have their passwords reset. To prevent this problem, if you have never logged into eBear, please do so now via the Barnard Home page and clicking on the eBear link.
password changes:
Do not try to make any password changes during this time period as the account and password systems are being modified. If you do try to change your password and are unable to access the systems, please contact the Help Desk for support.
If you need assistance or have any questions, contact the Help Desk (help@barnard.edu; 854-7172).
[For verification, this message can be viewed online by going to the Barnard College home page, and selecting: Library & Technology >> AT (Academic Technologies) >> Infrastructure Update]
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Carol Katzman
Vice President for Information Technology
Barnard College, Columbia University
3009 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
Students receiving errors when trying to video chat should add iChat to your list of exceptions in your firewall. You can do this by:
Snow leopard, the newest Mac OS, is not compatible with Symantec Anti-virus so those with this operating system should not download and install the program. We will notify students via our website when a snow leopard compatible version of Symantec is available. To uninstall Symantec, click "OK" until the error is gone and drag all icons and folders named "Symantec" in your Applications folder to the trash can.
Welcome to Barnard, Class of 2013 and new Transfer students! Our New Student page will provide you with all the information you need about computing at Barnard. In the New Student tab (on the navigation bar above), you will find instructions on how to activate your Barnard and Columbia UNI accounts, system recommendations and buying programs if you choose to purchase a computer, the Mandatory Computer setup instructions to protect your computer while on the Barnard network, and more!
The most important things to do before arriving on campus are:
If you have more questions, check the New Student FAQs for students and parents. You can also contact us for more information. See our Contact Info page for several ways to get in touch with an ACE.
Enjoy your summer, and we look forward to seeing you this fall!
We have received *many* reports regarding emails that ask you to reply and enter your password and email address. Do Not Respond to this message.
It is yet another phishing scheme. Please remember: neither Barnard nor Columbia will ever ask for your password in an email. Never reply to any message that does.
If you sent your password to these spammers, please come in to the LCC immediately. If you cannot do so, please call Resnet immediately at (347) 694-4694.
The LCC is open M-F 9AM-5PM over the summer and is located on the first floor of Lehman Library.
April 20, 2009
Ever heard that Macs don't get viruses? Don't believe the rumor!
We've recently encountered a particularly malicious form of malware that targets Apple computers. The Trojan Horse poses as a download to fix a Quicktime issue with the message "Quicktime Player is unable to play movie file. Please click here to download new version of codec." If you see this message, do NOT click the link. It will download a Trojan Horse to your computer and removal of the trojan generally requires reformat of the computer. You can read more about it here: http://www.intego.com/news/ism0705.asp.
What can I do to protect my Mac? Security for Macs is very similar to security for PCs. Columbia University offers a free copy of Symantec Anti-Virus for both Macs and PCs. Check our Downloads Page for more information. Mac users should download Symantec and set up weekly scans. In addition, always make sure that you have backed up important data (especially that thesis draft!). See our Backing Up Page for more information and instructions. If you encounter any trojans, viruses, or other forms of malware, or if you need help backing up data, please come into the LCC to see an ACE during our Office Hours.
You can find Columbia computing, network, and email alerts on the Columbia University Information Technology Alerts page.