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When to use ACLs to control file and directory access

January 12, 2021 Updated: November 7, 2024

Some GLADE users need to share files with others who aren’t in the same UNIX group. Common examples involve sharing files among users in different NCAR labs or universities, and sharing files with short-term visitors, interns, students, or others during a short project period. CISL recommends using access control lists (ACLs) to provide the necessary permissions as a better solution than creati...

SEA Discussion: Strategic Plans — Navigating Big Picture Themes

November 5, 2024 Updated: November 6, 2024

Join the UCAR Software Engineering Assembly (SEA) at 9:00 am MT on November 14th for a lightly-moderated discussion on Strategic Plans. Recently, NSF NCAR staff were invited to provide feedback on the first draft of the 2025-2029 NSF NCAR Strategic Plan (if you are staff, see this Sundog link for more information and the draft itself). Initial feedback from staff is due at the end of November,...

HPC Systems Maintenance Complete

November 6, 2024

The November 5th HPC Systems Maintenance activities are complete. Queues on Casper and Derecho have been restarted, and jobs are running again. A number of jobs were inadvertently started on Derecho early in the outage window when the system was going down and had to be killed. Job owners have been notified, and these jobs will need to be resubmitted. Planned maintenance activities needed ad...

Answer the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) workshop planning survey by November 15th!

November 5, 2024

The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot User Experience Working Group is seeking input in an upcoming workshop on artificial intelligence with travel support available to attendees. NAIRR would like to hear from community members of any skill level and from any discipline about what topics would be most beneficial for you around artificial intelligence. Please take ...

Join this upcoming Open Hackathon to optimize and accelerate your coding skills

November 1, 2024

From February 25th to 27th, join the Open Hackathon taking place both virtually and in-person, with virtual introduction meetings held on February 12th and 18th. The hybrid event will be held in Golden, CO, at the campus of the National Renewable Energy Library (NREL). Researchers and computational scientists typically enter the Hackathon with goals to improve and optimize their applications. ...

Will you be joining NSF NCAR at the Supercomputing conference?

November 1, 2024

The Supercomputing 2024 Conference (SC24) is almost here: Nov. 17–22 in Atlanta! NSF NCAR and CISL have assembled a great agenda, with a full slate of activities both at our booth and in the technical program. Read on to find out if joining NSF NCAR at SC24 might help you advance your career and studies. Some planned highlights: • Collaborate and Connect Reception: Meet CISL director Thomas ...