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How does print credit work?
Do I have to register the MAC address of my laptop to use it on the wired network?
Can I be given root / sudo access?
Can I ask for software to be installed on DICE?
Where can I run compute-intensive jobs?
My filestore quota is used up. What can I do?
I've deleted some files by accident. What can I do?
How do I print from my laptop?
How do I access my home directory on my laptop?
Can I ask for a static IP address for a self-managed machine?
How do I connect a laptop to the Informatics projectors?
Can my filestore quota be increased?
Where do I find anti-virus software?
How do I arrange a Guest wireless account?
How do I obtain software for a PC or Mac?
How do I install AFS on Windows, MacOS or Linux?
Why can't I use ftp?
What's a tarball? - or - How do I unpack or create a .tgz or .tar.gz file?
Can I change my login shell under DICE?
What is DICE?
Can I forward my University email to a non-University email address?
Where can I connect my laptop to a wired network port in Appleton Tower?
Can I run my own wireless network, wireless access point, etc.?
How do I edit a School webpage?
How do I connect my laptop to the wired network in the Forum?
How do I find the MAC address of my computer?
How do I mount a USB flash drive or USB stick on DICE?
What does the error - Could not update ICEauthority file - on login mean?
Firefox won't start
How do I add a directory to the bash command search path (on DICE)?
Do you support Dropbox (or other cloud services)?
How to log out of DICE SL7
Permission denied: I can no longer access my files
How do I leave a job running?
last, w or finger don't work
kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer
After unlocking my DICE session, mouse clicks don't work. Help?
How to start gpg-agent?
What is medium-high risk sensitive data?
What should I do about ransomware?

Last updated: 16/04/2025

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