GLUE Accounts
This page includes a compiled list of questions students most commonly have about using their GLUE accounts. Look under the appropriate category heading for questions and answers related to that category. Further information can be found here.
- What is a GLUE account?
- How do I get a GLUE account?
- I've run out of space on my GLUE account! Help!
- I'd like to know some commands I can use in my GLUE account
At the time of writing this FAQ, a Glue account is a UNIX shell account with a user's own homespace of 25 megabytes. It is very similar to a WAM account, using the same AFS (Andrew File System) as WAM. All faculty, staff, and students are eligible for a basic GLUE UNIX account. Glue account users may send and receive e-mail like WAM users. Engineering majors will find it beneficial to have a GLUE account while running Matlab or ProEngineer to do their course work without cluttering up their WAM account.
All faculty, staff and students of the University of Maryland, College Park, should follow the new
procedure for applying for accounts on Mail@UMD (the new University mail system), WAM, Glue and getting a UM Directory ID. This process is fully automated, and does not require the person to go to the OIT Help Desk in person for verification of the accounts.
I've run out of space on my Glue account! Help!
This usually happens as a result of using Netscape on a Sun workstation, or saving too many Matlab/Mathematica files on your Glue account. Use the UNIX rm command to remove files you no longer need. For example: rm homework1.m
This may prove to be too time-consuming, however, if you have many files instead of several large ones. Find a UNIX-savvy friend to help clear out your directory. Or even better, learn some basic UNIX. Additional information is available on the OIT site. Also, see the next question, below, for more info.
I'd like to know some commands I can use in my Glue account
Your Glue account is located on a UNIX system. Basic knowledge of UNIX is valuable, especially if you are a Technical major. Try Unix Basics for some UNIX help (although intro-to-UNIX books are easier).
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