Setting Up Your Pandora Account

Here is a list of things to do that will make your use of Pandora easier. If you have trouble with any of them then ask the lab tutors or me to help you.

• Change your password. The UNIX command to do this is:

  passwd

  This is a requirement.

• Change your shell to tcsh. This will allow you to use the arrow keys to get back previous commands. If your username was co12442 then to do this you would type the command:

  chsh co12442 /local/bin/tcsh

  This will require logging off and logging back on to become effective.

• I have already set up an emacs editor to use. If you wish to set up a different one then you need to edit your .cshrc file to include the alias:

  alias emacs '/local/opt/emacs/memacs/3.8i/bin/emacs'

  Yes, you do have a .cshrc file. You can see it displayed by using the ls -a command.

  A variety of version are available in /local/opt/emacs

• If you want to use emacs in elm to create messages then you will need to do the following:
  1. Get into elm.
  2. Press o for options.
  3. Press E to change editor.
  4. Type in the full pathname of the emacs editor: /local/opt/emacs/memacs/3.9e/bin/emacs
  5. Hit the return key.
  6. Press > to save your settings.
  7. Press i to get out of the options.

• I will be sending you email to your account on Pandora. If you have another account that you use more often you might want to have your mail automatically forwarded. You can do this by creating a .procmailrc file in your account. Put in the following contents:

  :0
  !collard@mcs.kent.edu
  

  Of course you would replace my email address with where you want to forward the account.

  There are lots of ways that you can configure your .procmailrc file. Look at the man page for procmailrc for more information.