HOWTOs

Please note that hardin2.it.northwestern.edu has been changed to hardin.it.northwestern.edu. Substitute hardin for hardin2 in any of the instructions in the Howtos below.

Apply for an Account - how to qualify and apply for an account
Connect to the SSCC - make a secure terminal session connection to an interactive host from a Windows system
Connect to the SSCC with MacOS X - make a secure terminal session connection to an interactive host from a Mac with X11
SSCC in layman's language - explains in simple terms what the SSCC is and how it works.
Connecting with X-Win32 - explains how to set up a graphical session on the SSCC interactive computers from your Windows PC.
Basic Linux Commands - some basic commands you will use to work on the cluster.
Transfer Files to/from the SSCC - a variety of ways to transfer files.
Use Stat/Transfer - to convert datasets from the file type used by one program to the file type of another program.
Share Files Within the SSCC - share a directory of files with other users.
Submit a Single Batch Job - submit just one job to the SSCC batch cluster. This is a good place to start to learn how to use the batch system.
Submit Multiple Batch Jobs - techniques to help you run multiple instances of the same program with different initial parameters.
SAS Guide for Stata Users - use SAS when Stata is too small and slow.
Print SSCC Files On Your PC - use SSH Secure Shell to transfer files to your PC for printing.
Use Datalib - the large collection of datasets stored on the SSCC by the Social Science Data Services department of the University Library
Use the MATLAB Compiler - to run stand-alone applications independent of the MATLAB concurrent license management.
Restore Files Lost From Your HOME Directory - to retrieve backup copies of your files yourself, without assistance from a system administrator.


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