• RAMeetingAU09w1

Lab Meeting

• Make sure you let Florian know the number of hours you want to work this semester!
• Make sure you edit what you are working on under the Wiki page “What are the RAs up to?”
• Lab meeting schedule listed on the Wiki page
  • Content of lab will be posted on this same page under each lab date
• 9 meetings total this semester
• Today: basic lab practices and Intro to the Wiki
• Sign up to be a stenographer if you haven’t done so already!!!!
  • Taking notes and posting them on the Wiki
  • To add a new link to the main HLP page, list the web address surrounded by [brackets]
  • Go to the Wiki page and type AU09 in search
  • Go to correct date for when you took notes
  • Create new empty page
  • Click on “Edit”
  • Formatting for editing Wiki is listed at the bottom of the Edit page
  • Copy permissions from the AU09 schedule page so the RA’s and HLP lab people can see it
  • Click edit on this page and copy the first few lines to get the permission info
• Wiki Basics
  • Two important links on HLP page:
  • Experiment running guidelines
    • You must read these guidelines before running these experiments!!
    • Make sure you are using the correct consent forms!!
  • Experiment material guidelines
  • Can log into any computers in the lab once you have a login ID
    • Because of this, do not save data in your home directory—save it in a shared folder so other people can access it (who have permission)
• SSH
  • Go the U of R website and look up SSH secure transfer files; then install it onto your computer
  • First time signing on:
    • Click on Quick Connect
  • If you have signed on already, click on slate under your files (this is where it should be saved under)
  • Host Name: slate.hlp.rochester.edu
  • User Name: [your first and last name]
  • After signing in, make sure slate is added to your profile
• /P
  • Everything is available to all of HLP!
  • Click on pull down menu on the right side of the SSH screen, then click on /P
  • This is where we keep all of our shared files—one central location
    • E.g. RAs, Poser, materials
  • Materials folder:
    • Headings, Poser files, Mechanical Turk files, etc.

    • Whenever you are adding stimuli, add it to the ReadMe file under Materials

  • When adding to the /P folder, be sure to monitor the permissions**!!!!!!
  • RAs folder
    • Can add unfinished work to be edited continuously
  • Experiments folder
    • Has to have the experimenter name added to file name
    • Experiment folder within each experiment:
      • Must have everything you need to run the experiment, including a script for running a subject
      • Also has results and additional materials of the experiment
  • Poser folder
    • For Poser RAs mostly
    • Has everything you need to install Poser on your computer (except for the installation discs)
    • Instructions are on the Wiki on how to save Poser files
    • Any extra characters you find/add on a computer, save it under correct file
    • Save it under Service Pack folder as well
    • Do not delete or overwrite info without asking first!!
  • Making things readable on SSH
    • Click on New Terminal (under Window) to change permissions
    • Codes
      • cd: change directory
      • ls –l: list (long)
      • h –s: symbolic links
      • chmod: change what can be modified/what can be edited
      • chgrp: changes group
      • ug: user and group
    • Uploading new files
      • Find new file on the left side of SSH (your home directory)
      • Create a new folder under the RAs folder under /p
      • Two little “w”s under the attributes section of each file means you can write in the file
      • One little “w” gives writing privileges to owner only
      • A little “r” gives reading privileges
      • A little “x” gives execution privileges
      • Hit cd to change directories to RAs (where it should be saved)
      • Hit tab button twice to see what is listed under that folder
      • ls –s: gives list of who wrote it, how big the file is, when it was created, and who has the permission to view it
      • ug+rw: gives permission to user and group to read and write on new file
      • -R : changes attributes in every folder/file you own to the new permission privileges
      • * (space before * ) changes privileges for everything
      • One tab button can finish the file notation you are typing out
      • . : stands for home (space before . )
      • .. : goes up just one level (space before .. )
      • chgrp: save your file under another group/folder (if you want to save it under RAs folder, etc.)
      • chown: change ownership of your file
      • Order of notation: command, where you want the file to go to, and where it is now
      • ln –s: gives the file a new name
      • In order to write new file name, you must start from /p/hlp and list every folder until you list the name of the folder you want your file saved under
      • chgmod ug+rwx *: allows everyone to modify what is in the file
    • **Any questions on file notation—ask Katrina or Andrew!