Files in Virtual DICE

... in the guest account

The guest user's files are in /disk/scratch/guest. This is a local directory in the virtual machine. It is never backed up so you should copy all important files from it to AFS. This is how to access your AFS space from the guest account:

1. Make sure that the host machine currently has a working internet connection.
2. Check that the Virtual DICE clock is correct - see Clocks and time.
3. These commands should make AFS available:

   kinit -f user@INF.ED.AC.UK
   aklog

   where user is your DICE username.

Alternatively just logout of the guest account then login using your DICE username and password. As long as your computer is on the University network (see logging in) and Virtual DICE's clock is correct (see clocks and time) your normal DICE AFS home directory will appear, so you will be able to copy files between your AFS directory and /disk/scratch/guest.

... in your DICE account

With a DICE account your files are stored in AFS. See the logging in page for more details.