FAQs - 5 - Filestorage & Userspace
Your matrix files can be accesed from any the pac PC labs in college. To do this go to Start > run then in the run box type \\matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie\homes
You can also map your matrix space to a drive letter so it will appear in the save options of all windows programs. For more information, see the userspace guide.
You can also get your files from outside college (provided you have an internet connection). This has to be done over the ssh protocol for secure file transfer. We recommend a program called WinSCP (installed on all CS machines) which is free, or pscp for command line junkies. CuteFTP supports sftp in the PRO version (about € 60).
There is an official disk quota of 400Mb. If you exceed this you will asked to move it. One of the best ways to do this might be to avail of netsoc's cd burner.
You can check how much space you've used using the quota -v command.
If you really, really need more disk space, you may be able to buy some from us. Contact us for more information.
When you are mapping your userspace matrix authenticates against your ISS username and password. So if your CS password is different than your ISS, you should consider synchronizing them.
If you are still having problems, try using matrix's IP address (134.226.83.50) instead.
Due to restrictions imposed by the Computer Science firewall, it is somtimes not possible to connect to your userspace directly. We apologise for this inconvenience and hope that this restriction will be lifted in the future. In the mean time, if you are in the CS domain and wish to access your files on matrix we suggest using WinSCP to access the files. You will find WinSCP in the "Start" menu on Windows systems.
Also, seeFAQ 5.5.
This will cause problems for people who have accounts on college PC's who are not going through the normal ISS authentication process (people with machines in their room or office etc). If this is the case you could set your machine up to login in from the tcd.ie domain or you could just use WinSCP or pscp like you would from outside TCD.
Alternatively, you may be able to connect using the version of net that comes with Windows NT/2000. Open a DOS window and type net use * \\matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie\homes /user:tcd.ie\USERNAME PASSWORD, replacing USERNAME and PASSWORD with yours. If this is successful, then your matrix space will be mapped to the next free drive letter.
Use smbclient. Eg, smbclient \\\\matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie\\homes -U TCD_USERNAME, replacing TCD_USERNAME with your ISS username, and entering your ISS password when prompted. Type man smbclient for more information.
Alternatively, if you're on a linux system, you can mount your matrix space. For example, I use this: /usr/bin/smbmount-2.2.x //matrix.netsoc.tcd.ie/homes /home/mackers/mnt/matrix -o username mcnamard ro.
As long as you are within your quota and the material is not in breech of copyright then yes. However using matrix or any college machine to store copyrighted material is taken very seriously by Trinity and by us. So if you are found keeping illegal MP3s on your matrix filespace or worse still actually serving them to others from matrix you will most likely lose your matrix account.
You have run out of space! Holy mother, you had 1GB. Delete some files man. That's ridiculous.
If you really, really need more disk space, you may be able to buy some from us. Contact us for more information.
To serve files to other PCs in college we are using samba. To serve web files we are using apache. We also have plans to use nettalk to serve files to mac computer in college over appletalk
The software directory has useful software that you can use. Like putty.
I don't even know what the committee directory is for.
Old matrix is now a machine in our room. It is now called face.netsoc.tcd.ie and can only be accessed from matrix itself. You will have to use your old matrix password to access the files. If you have forgotten it then use this form to ask for the file
For the exact same reasons as you can't connect using telnet. Your password is sent in plain text accross the network when you use telnet. This means anyone who knows what they are doing can find out what your password is.
Perhaps the map between your matrix username and your tcd username has been set up incorrectly. Use this form to map the correct username.
You could delete them, but I wouldn't recommended. These are configuration files used to control your mail and other things on Matrix. Hidden files on UNIX begin with a '.' and can be seen by issuing the ls -a command. If they bother you so much, just turn off hidden files in Windows. Jeesh.
Yep. Use the smbclient command. For example, I use smbclient \\\\ntserver-quota\\studentm -U mcnamard because my TCD username is mcnamard and it's in studentm.
This is actually quite useful for accessing your ISS userspace from home. Ie. get files from there using smbclient and then from matrix to home in the usual way.
If you get an "access denied" message from this command, then your ISS account is probably disabled.
For more information see the smbclient man page and also the smbtar and smbmount commands.
Use the following instructions to connect to your Matrix user space from a Mac (currently works on a Beckett or Eastend Mac).
- Switch to the Finder (by clicking the smiling mac icon in the dock)
- Select "Connect to Server..." from the Go Menu (command-K)
- Enter "smb://netsoc" in the address box and click "Connect"
- When the dialog appears DO NOT click "Ok"
- Click "Authenticate"
- Enter your TCD.IE password (the same one you used to login to the mac)
- Click "Ok"
- Select your username (or any other shared folder) from the drop down menu.
- Click "Ok"
- Your Matrix folder will appear on the desktop.
Same as FAQ 5.15, but use the command smbclient \\\\wilde.cs.tcd.ie\\homes -U yourtcdusername.
Run hogs on matrix to list the top 20 disk users. This list is also available here.
To see the overall matrix disk usage, type df.
Your current share of /home is approximately 135 MB; this number fluctuates as we gain and lose users. This is the amount you're entitled to.
Your quota is higher because not everyone uses their full entitlement. Your are allowed to have up to 400MB permanantly, and up to 700MB temporarily. To ensure people do not forget to bring their usage back to 400MB, your quota will drop by 50MB every day it is over 400MB until it reaches 200MB. Likewise for every day you are under 400MB your quota will increase by 50MB until it reaches 400MB. There is a 1 day grace period in either case, which will allow you to temporarily go over quota.
Your hard quota (over which it is physically impossible to go over) is approximately 1GB(1000MB). It will decrease/increase by 50MB each time the normal qutoa does. If your hard quota drops below your current usage your files are likely to suffer, so it is best to avoid this situation.
To see your current quotas, type quota -v