Latest revision as of 18:49, 31 July 2013

Introduction

This FAQ provides guidelines for using the EIC@JLab wikis and mailing lists.

Access

Public and Internal wiki

• There are currently two wikis with different levels of access control. They are separate, but cross linked.
• To view the wikis, your browser had to accept the JLab certificate. This is only needed to establish a secure connection. It is not a cookie!

Public wiki

• https:/eic.jlab.org/wiki
• This wiki is, as the name suggests, for public information, and there are no restriction on viewing the contents.

Internal wiki

• https:/eic.jlab.org/internal
• Viewing the contents of this wiki requires the standard JLab CUE account login.

Editing

• Editing either wiki requires membership of the eic group on the CUE system. To check if you are a member, give the command: groups username. To be added to the eic group, please send an email to the computer center helpdesk@jlab.org.
• To edit the wiki contents, you have to log in. Use the link in the upper right corner.
• Since each page on a wiki is identified by its name, please follow the naming convention of adding an appropriate prefix. For instance, names of pages in the e-p working group could start with ep.
• Links can be created to non-existing pages. The page will be created when filled with contents.

Templates

• Templates are provided for all working groups.
• Previous meeting and publication entries can also serve as templates for new contributions.

Linking to pages

• Local wiki pages are linked to by using its name within double square brackets.
• External links, including pages on the other wiki, need the full http address within single brackets.

Uploading files

• Files can be uploaded and maintained using the upload link in the lower box on the left.
• Since files are identified by name, please try to create unique names for uploaded files.
• Note that files uploaded to one wiki are not available on the other one.

Linking to files

• Uploaded files can be linked to using Media:filename within double square brackets.

Mailing Lists

• Mailing lists have been created at three levels.
• Appropriate links have been added to the appropriate subsections on the wiki.

Common

• Common list for EIC@JLab: meic@jlab.org.

General

• Accelerator list: meic_acc@jlab.org.
• Nuclear Physics list: meic_np@jlab.org.

Working Group

• Detector Working Group: meic_det@jlab.org