Safety with Video Display Terminals

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is often asked about possible safety and health problems associated with video display terminals (VDTs). Some concerns include high voltage electricity, ergonomics, and noise. But the greatest interest is in...

Safe Computing At NC State

Do’s and Don’ts of Safe Computing Do change your Unity account password at least once each semester and keep it secret. Do remember to log out of lab workstations, kiosks, nomadic network connections, online services, etc. Do install an anti-virus program...

Safari Tech Books Trial

During the month of March the NCSU Libraries is conducting a trial of a new e-books product called Safari Tech Books Online. Over 200 computer and IT handbooks from O’Reilly and other major publishers are included in this product.If, at the end of the trial, we...

Restoring IMAP Email

I accidently removed some important email messages from my Eos/Unity. How do I restore it? Restoring IMAP email from a backup tape is a labor intensive and time consuming process. For this reason, unfortunately, in most cases we can only perform up to two restores per...
Restoring Files On Your AFS Research Locker

Restoring Files On Your AFS Research Locker

Problem: I accidently removed a file from my locker, and I need it back. How can I get a backup copy restored?       Solution: All volumes (home directories/lockers/etc) are backed up on a regular basis. Part of the backup process is the generation of...

Restoring Files In Your AFS Home Directory.

Contents   1 Problem 2 Solution 3 Restoring files from your AFS backup volume: 3.1 Step One: Getting Started 3.2 Step Two: Go Home 3.3 Step Three: Mount Your Backup Volume 3.4 Step Four: Retreive Your Files 3.5 Step Five: Go Back Home 3.6 Step Six: Unmount Your...