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E-Learning Course “INFOSS Information Ethics”

To Students,

The University of Tsukuba has introduced self-instructive e-learning course “INFOSS Information Ethics” as part of information security education. This e-learning course provides students with knowledge and manners related to information and communication technology so that they will not cause a problem or will not be victimized in this information society. Undergraduates will be prompted to take the course in common fundamental subject course “Information Literacy”, and students with other statuses should take it as well voluntarily.

For more information about “INFOSS”, visit the following website:
INFOSS Information Ethics Course’ e-Learning Course

Regarding the termination of MATLAB on the Zengaku Computer System

The Campus-Wide License contract for MATLAB installed on the Zengaku Computer System will end in March 2024.
As a result, MATLAB will no longer be available on the Zengaku Computer System after April 2024.
However, MATLAB can still be used in the terminal rooms of the College of Policy and Planning Sciences and the College of Engineering Systems, wh ions Center does not plan to install or support MATLAB.

To @u.tsukuba.ac.jp E-Mail Address (Zengaku Computer System) Users Leaving University of Tsukuba

You will no longer be able to use the @u address at the Zengaku Computer System after retirement.
If you continue to be a member of the University after retirement, you can continue to use the @u address by applying for the use of the @u address.
For more information, please refer to the following information.

1. If you do not remain as a member of the university after resignation or retirement

  1. When you are no longer a member of the University, you will not be able to use the @u address and you will not be able to read your email.
    It is possible to forward emails for at least 10 days after retirement by setting the forwarding process received at the @u address to your personal email addresses before retirement.

    Please refer to the following page for how to set up forward for @u addresses.
    ■Mail forwarding setup for @u

    Please refer to the following page for how to move the emails in your INBOX.
    ■How to move your email data to another location

  2. You can use the Lifelong Email Service (@alumni.tsukuba.ac.jp) provided by the University of Tsukuba.
    This service is a free e-mail address that can be used by people related to the university, such as graduates, current students, former faculty members, and faculty members.
    This mail service can be used even if you are no longer a member, so it can be used as a forwarding address for @u address mail.

    For more information about the University of Tsukuba Lifelong Email Service, please refer to the following page.
    ■Alumni Tsukuba Mail address (in Japanese)
    ※Operated by University of Tsukuba Supporters Community(Office of Development)

2. If you continue to be a member of the university as a professor emeritus or another position after resignation or retirement.

You can continue to use the @u address by applying after the Professor Emeritus Awards Ceremony or after your new employment has started.
However, it will take a couple of days to process the application.


Your account to date will remain for at least 10 days from the date of resignation. After that time, various data including emails will be deleted.
Emails that you have received with the @u address will be retained.
Also, emails sent to the @u address will be received while the application is being processed.

  1. Those who will become Professor Emeritus

    Please submit an application within 30 days after the Professor Emeritus Awards Ceremony. Otherwise, please apply at [2. Those who are Professor Emeritus] below.
    If you wish to continue using the @u address, please apply for the continuous use of the Zengaku Computer System within 30 days after the Awards Ceremony.
    Please obtain the application form for “Professor Emeritus” from the following URL, fill in the necessary information, and bring it or send it by mail or Fax to the ACCC with a copy of your driver's license or other identification.
    If you would like to apply online, please do not attach the file to the email and contact us first at the bottom of this page.

    ■全学計算機システム<継続>利用承認申請書(名誉教授用)(Application form of Zengaku Computer System for Professor Emeritus <Continued>) – PDF 版 –

    ■全学計算機システム<継続>利用承認申請書(名誉教授用)((Application form of Zengaku Computer System for Professor Emeritus <Continued>) – Word 版 –

  2. Those who are Professor Emeritus

    If you wish to use the @u address, please apply for the use of the Zengaku Computer System.
    Please obtain the application form for “Professor Emeritus” from the following URL, fill in the necessary information, and bring it or send it by mail or Fax to the ACCC with a copy of your driver's license or other identification.
    If you would like to apply online, please do not attach the file to the email and contact us first at the bottom of this page.

    ■全学計算機システム利用承認申請書(名誉教授用)(Application form of Zengaku Computer System for Professor Emeritus) – PDF 版 –

    ■全学計算機システム利用承認申請書(名誉教授用)(Application form of Zengaku Computer System for Professor Emeritus) – Word 版 –

  3. Those who will become Lecturer (Non-Full-Time), Specially Appointed Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, and Researcher (Non-Full-Time)

    If you wish to continue using the @u address, please apply for the use of the system to the ACCC as soon as possible after your new employment has started.
    Please obtain the “Application Form” from the following URL and submit it with a copy of your ID issued by the university (such as a notice of employment, Staff ID, etc.). Application forms are also available at the Academic Service Office.
    If you would like to apply online, please do not attach the file to the email and contact us first at the bottom of this page.

    ■学術情報メディアセンター システム利用申請書(Application form of ACCC Computer Account) – PDF 版 –

    ■学術情報メディアセンター システム利用申請書(Application form of ACCC Computer Account) – Excel 版 –

  4. Those other than the above

    For those other than the above, if you have any questions or confirmations regarding the @u address, please contact us at the following address

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Academic Computing & Communications Center Office

How to resolve the problem when authenticating Microsoft Office products on a satellite device (Update 10/16)

A problem has been observed when launching Microsoft Office products on satellite terminals.
Please check the following links for solutions to the problems that have occurred.

Office product does not start / A dialog box appears and “Error code 80090016” is displayed.

Solution
  1. Open [Start] – [Settings] – [Accounts] – [Access to work or school].
  2. Click [Disconnect] when the connected accounts are displayed.
  3. Two confirmation dialogs will appear in succession. Click [Yes] on the first dialog and [Disconnect] on the second dialog.
    When asked to restart, do so.
  4. After completing the above, start the Microsoft Office product again and enter your @u email address and password when the dialog box appears.

This trouble may also occur when you use a satellite device with an account that you signed in to without following the settings below when signing in at the time of Office product startup on your PC.
This procedure is different from the setting when using Office products on a satellite device. Please be careful.

The following is a reference to an image posted on the A.C.C.C. Web.

If the above does not resolve the issue, please try this as well.

When starting up Office products, a screen asking for a code number for multi-factor authentication appears even though I do not remember setting up multi-factor authentication, and you cannot proceed.

Solution

You need to initialize multifactor authentication with administrator privileges.
Please send an e-mail to the address listed under “Other General” in the “Inquiries” section, or contact the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies.

The screen goes blank at the authentication operation and does not proceed.

When launching Microsoft Office applications on Windows Remote Desktop or Satellite Terminal of The Zengaku Computer System, the screen may go blank at the authentication process and you may not be able to proceed. In some cases, you may be asked to perform the same authentication operation several times.

Solution

You can improve the situation by disabling the multi-factor authentication setting at the following site.

Academic Computing Communications Center,University of Tsukuba
Cloud mail service authentication setting system (Microsoft 365)
https://m365setting.u.tsukuba.ac.jp/

Even if the authentication appears to be disabled on the screen, the authentication behavior may be improved by enabling it once and then disabling it again.

Alternatively, the error no longer occurs when the multi-factor authentication settings are completed to the end.

To reproduce the problem

The problem was reproduced when Office was started with the multi-factor authentication setting halfway completed.
If multi-factor authentication is enabled and the associated authentication application or phone settings are not completed, the authentication screen of the Office app version will go blank or an error message will appear.

Solution #3 added on 7/28

A new solution has been found and added to the FAQ. “Change account settings” in Windows.
Please see below for details.
Microsoft Product Authentication Failures on Terminals and Remote Access Service Solution #3

If the problem persists

If the above does not solve the problem, please also try the solution #2 in the FAQ below.
Microsoft Product Authentication Failures on Terminals and Remote Access Service

Switching to the New The Zengaku Computer System

The Zengaku Computer System has been switched from the old system to the new system. The new system is available for use.

Sunday, March 12, The Zengaku Computer System was updated from the old to the new system.
March 13 (Mon) Trial operation period of the new system begins
March 27 (Mon.) Start of the main operation (official operation) period

Prior to this, the mail system was switched over.

February 27 (Mon.) Authentication system for student @s mail changed.
March 5 (Sun.) Mail system migration.

During the trial operation period, you can try out the terminals and servers of the new system. However, since this is a trial operation period, the system may become unstable or some software may not be available due to adjustment work or configuration changes. Some software is currently being installed.

The user home files that each user used in the old system can be accessed from the O drive in the Windows environment of the new system.
oldhome-explore

Web pages have also been switched to the new system.

Relatively major changes between the old system and the new system are listed below. Please refer to the above web page for details.

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  • Email user authentication is now Microsoft 365.
  • Email addresses have been unified to @u.
  • Windows OS on the terminal is now Windows 11.
  • There are now two types of printers: monochrome printers and color printers. Depending on which printer is used, the number of print points consumed changes.
  • IP addresses of terminals, servers, and various equipment have been changed to those of the new system.
  • Shako satellite and CEGLOC satellite have been added to the system.

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The past announcements regarding The next Zengaku Computer System are as follows.


title:Transferring user home files from the current system to the new system (Details)
Publication Date:2023/3/9


title:E-mails of Zengaku Computer System
title:Active! mail forwarding settings migration
Publication Date:2023/2/28


title:Change the @s Email System (Note: Closed to public)
Publication Date:2023/2/21


title:Migration Schedule to the next Zengaku Computer System (Note: Closed to public)
Publication Date:2023/2/9


title:Regarding Remote Access and User Home File Transfer in the next Zengaku Computer System
Publication Date:2023/2/7


title:The website for the next Zengaku Computer System is now available (January 31 postscript)
Publication Date:2023/1/26


Transfer user home files from the current system to the new system (Details) Update 3/20

We would like to inform you of details regarding the transfer of user home files from the current system to the new system.
There are some modifications from this previous announcement. Please note the following.

  • The old user home is migrated separately from each user’s home.
    This is because if the various configuration files are migrated as they are, problems may occur when logging in (signing in) on the new system.
    The old home is read-only. Please copy the necessary files to the new home before use.
     Windows environment: O drive.
     Linux environment: /oldhome/UTID-NAME.
            (UTID-NAME is your login name)
  • Each user’s web-publishing folders (directories) have been migrated. These folders (and the files in them) can be used as in the old system.
  • Your .ssh folders of users who had set up public keys in the old system have been migrated.
  • All other files and directories, including files and directories other than the above directly under home, will not be transferred to the new system directly under user home, so please be very careful. Please copy all necessary files to the new system by yourself. Configuration files and program files used in the old system may not be usable in the new system, so please copy them at your own risk.

The following is a screen shot of O drive using Explorer on Windows.
oldhome-explore

Warning: Do not use outlet in satellite computer rooms

There were smoke emission and ignition accidents of personal devices plugged into electrical outlets in satellite computer rooms. Except for permitted devices such as satellite terminals and projectors, do not use power taps and outlets in computer rooms.

Do not remove connected plugs without permission, because removing them causes to interfere with classes and maintenance works.