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STARTING: Maintenance window for CELS GitLab services

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Beginning work to update our GitLab services at https://gitlab.cels.anl.gov and https://xgitlab.cels.anl.gov Services will be disrupted during this maintenance window. Service is expected to be restored by 13:00 CST and may be available sooner than that. We will send a followup email upon completion of the work.

smtp.anl.gov retired

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Some of you may have been using smtp.anl.gov to send mail from offsite providers (such as Google, for instance). Since the switch to Office365, that service has been deprecated, and on Monday it was retired. You’ll need to update your mail server to use the O365 servers. See anl-username, and your password is your Argonne …

Maintenance window for GitLab services Wednesday 2018-04-04 12:00 to 13:00

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

A maintenance window of our GitLab services has been planned for Wednesday 2018-04-04 from 12:00 to 13:00 in order to update the software. GitLab services provided by gitlab.cels.anl.gov and xgitlab.cels.anl.gov will be unavailable during maintenance. Service is expected to be restored by 13:00 on 2018-04-04, and may be available sooner than that. If this window …

Update: ftp.mcs.anl.gov online

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

http access has been re-enabled. CELS/MCS linux users, please visit /mcs/ftp.mcs.anl.gov from any green workstation or login node and look at files you may own. There are files from the 90s in there that may be perfectly valid, but it would be nice to make sure you’re aware of what you’re publishing to the world. …

Update: ftp.mcs.anl.gov offline

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The FTP server is back online. Incoming anonymous FTP uploads have been disabled. If this is a feature you need to make use of, please let us know at help and we’ll help you find alternatives (such as scp or Box). HTTP access to the ftp directory is still off for the time being while …

ftp.mcs.anl.gov offline

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

We’ve had to take ftp.mcs.anl.gov offline due to a cyber incident. We’ll send more when it’s back online, no ETA at this time. — Craig

Protecting data on your laptop

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Hey, folks! First of all, Happy Spring! Okay, I know it doesn’t feel that way yet, but we’re getting there. Hang in there. Anyway, now that we’ve done the required small talk as outlined in the human interaction manual that my handlers insist I read, I need to remind you all about the importance of …

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COMPLETE: Maintenance window for GitLab services

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The updates of our GitLab services at https://gitlab.cels.anl.gov and https://xgitlab.cels.anl.gov have been completed.

Maintenance window for GitLab services, 2018-03-07 12:00 – 13:00 CST

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

A maintenance window of our GitLab services has been planned for Wednesday, 2018-03-07 from 12:00 to 13:00 CST, in order to update the software. GitLab services provided by gitlab.cels.anl.gov and xgitlab.cels.anl.gov will be unavailable during maintenance. Service is expected to be restored by 13:00 CST on Wednesday, and may be available sooner than that. If …

CANCELED: Maintenance window for GitLab services, Today 12:00 – 13:00 CST

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

A workshop using GitLab’s services necessitates re-scheduling maintenance for another time. GitLab services will remain unaffected today.

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