Category Archives: PastNews

MAINTENANCE (2024/9/29)

2024/9/29 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

Responses during Summer Holidays

The Academic Computing and Communications Center will be closed from 8/10 (Sat) to 8/18 (Sun) and will not be in operation.

During this time, the Zengaku Computer System will be operational in principle, but the use of each satellite will be based on the opening policy of each building.

There will be maintenance work on the network system on 8/12 (Mon), so the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during that time in principle.

Please see below for details.
End of Publication : ACCC Services during University Closure Period (August 13 – 16, 2024)

MAINTENANCE (2024/8/25)

2024/8/25 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2024/7/21)

2024/7/21 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2024/6/23)

2024/6/23 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

PuTTY Vulnerability Alert

A vulnerability has been discovered in older versions of the SSH client PuTTY.
Users who are using or have generated keys using versions from PuTTY 0.68 (released on February 21, 2017) to PuTTY 0.80 (released on December 18, 2023) should update their PuTTY to the latest version (currently 0.81) and regenerate keys using the latest version of PuTTY or another tool.
Software that uses PuTTY, such as WinSCP, may also be affected and should be updated appropriately.

For more information on the vulnerability, please see the following web pages.

PuTTY vulnerability vuln-p521-bias
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/vuln-p521-bias.html

CVE-2024-31497
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-31497

MAINTENANCE (2024/5/19)

2024/5/19 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

(provisionally supported) Regarding email accounts for March 2024 graduates (update 2024/4/12)

(Updated 4/12/2024, 16:30)
Due to a system malfunction, the email accounts of those graduating at the end of the 2023 academic year were locked. We were worked on a temporary solution. Accounts will be made available in due course.

As this is a temporary solution, only email will be available from 2024/04/20 onwards.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


Due to a system malfunction, the email accounts of those graduating at the end of the 2023 academic year were locked. We are currently working on a temporary solution.
Sorry, please wait until it is available.

As this is a temporary solution, only email will be available from 2024/04/20 onwards.

MAINTENANCE (2024/4/21)

2024/4/21 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2024/3/17)

2024/3/17 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2024/2/18)

2024/2/18 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2024/1/21)

2024/1/21 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

Operation Schedule of Zengaku Computer System during the New Year’s holiday

Zengaku Computer system will be operated during the new year’s holiday.

  • Use of terminal PC in satellite room and the libraryFor details on entering and exiting each satellite room and the library, please follow the notices posted in each satellite room and the library.
  • Closing period of Academic Computing & Communications Center
    ACCC office will be closed from Friday, December 29, 2023 until Thursday, January 4, 2024.
  • Support
    Problems and inquiries that may occur during the period will be addressed from Friday, January 5, 2024.

MAINTENANCE (2023/12/24)

2023/12/24 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

MAINTENANCE (2023/11/19)

2023/11/19 (SUN) 10:00 – 20:00

1. Web servers, CGI servers
– Suspended for a few minutes between 10:00 and 18:00.

2. License management
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

– The License Management Server will be suspended; therefore the applications below cannot be used:

ArcGIS Desktop
Mathematica
MATLAB
SPSS
FICO Xpress
VectorWorks

Note:
Regarding the campus site license, the following applications installed on computers not belonging to the Zengaku Computer System will also be unavailable during this time:
SPSS, ArcGIS, Mathematica (Comprehensive Program) and Vectorworks.

3. Printers
– Between 10:00 and 18:00, unavailable for approximately 30 minutes.

4. Remote servers (Windows : view-con00, Linux : icho01, icho02, kiri)
– Unavailable between 10:00 and 20:00.
Note:
Services will be resumed in the order in which maintenance work is completed.
If you are using a remote desktop when the maintenance starts, a pop-up message will appear; please log off from there.
(Please be aware that the system will log you off automatically in 10 minutes.)

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