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-====== Labtest Simplified ======
-**This page is a simplified version for faculty members who are new to labtest.** \\
-<code>
-   Please continue to read the detailed documentation page on Lab test for specifics
-   on  particular functions. LABTEST has many features but only the basics are
-   simplified here.
-</code>
-        https://wiki.cse.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/services:labtest:start
-<code>
-KEY PROCEDURES
-It is important to know the computers default operating systems
-This makes it easy for Faculty to request the mode they want the
-host in for teaching
-    Room Numbers  No of hosts  Mode
-    LAS1006       48 hosts     Linux
-    LAS1006B      5 hosts     Linux
-    LAS1006C      10  hosts     Linux
-    LAS1004       24 hosts     Linux
-    LAS1004a      15 hosts     Windows
-    LAS1002       33 hosts     Windows
-  host      Windows (Used with the projector for teaching)
-                               (webapp.cse.yorku.ca/p1002- for power)
-   LABTEST was designed to provide
-           a.  Test environment for students to write a exam.
-           b.  Submit their work electronically during and after the test.
-   In Labtest mode, users are restricted to a temporary home directory.
-   They do not have access to the internet externally, no email,printing.
-   No usb, cdroms, external devices will work in this environment for most
-   courses
-   All programs accessible to students in regular linux mode
-   are still available to students in labtest mode.
-</code>
-====Setting up your Labtest====
-<code>
-      Requirements  - You need a directory to host your files with the proper permission
-                      in the web area
-                    - An html file for start up instructions
-                    - Another html file hosting the questions for the test
-      YOU CAN REQUEST tech@cse.yorku.ca TO ASSIST in creating course/web directory
-      or do it yourself
-</code>
-**How to Proceed** \\
-**Step 1**\\
-<code>
-       $  /cse/dept/www/course/{course-number}  hosts the html files presented to
-          the students during labtest
-                   This is a symbolic to the actual area on disk
-                   /cse/dept/www/course_archive/{CurrentYear}/{Session}
-                   eg: For Fall 2012-13/F
-                   /cse/dept/www/course_archive/2012-13/F
-                     and
-                  /cse/dept/www/course are the same
-            As a faculty member, you have permission to write here. Our web pages
-            are displayed from this directory
-  To simplify the instructions we will use a real course CSE1020
-         $ cd /cse/dept/www/course
-         $ mkdir  1020
-         $ cd 1020
-         $ mkdir labtest
-         $ chgrp labtest labtest
-         $ chmod 750     labtest
-         $ cd labtest
-         Now you need to create an index.html file. Click on the link to
-         see example
-</code>
-[[https://wiki.cse.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/services:labtest:sample_index]]
-<code>    $ chmod 640 index.html
-          $ chgrp labtest index.html
-          If you make a directory "Lab1" under labtest, you can place your questions.html
-          here /cse/dept/www/course/<course no>/labtest/Lab1/questions.html
-     Once completed , you have now setup the web area for viewing labtest.
-</code>
-**Step 2 ** \\
-<code>
-     In labtest mode the students submit their work electronically.
-     You will need to set up this workspace as well
-     The submitted files are sent to another location on the server
-     /cse/course. Again this is a symbolic link to the current semester
-     /cse/dept/course/2012-13/F/
-     This is how you would set up the submit are on disk. (/cse/dept/<course no>)
-     You would need to create  a subdirectory called submit
-                               b Under that subdirectory an assignment directory
-      Group permissions are very important or else students will not be able
-      to submit their work in an exam
-           $  cd /cse/course
-           $  mkdir 1020
-           $  chmod 755 1020
-           $  cd 1020
-           $  mkdir submit
-           $  chmod 755 submit
-           Now  Create a lab submission directory inside the submit
-           $ cd submit
-           $ mkdir a1
-           $ chgrp labtest  a1
-           $ chmod 770  a1
-          VERY IMPORTANT "MAKE GROUP LABTEST instead of SUBMIT"
-          Students will now be able to submit their work during labtest
-          eg:   $ submit 1020 a1 testfile (file)
-                or
-                $ submit 1020 a1 <dir>    (directory)
-</code>
-====Where Files are located during a labtest====
-<code>
-Once a student logs into a host running labtest , their home directories
-are mounted under /lt/home. This temporary home on the local host and is only for the duration of the test.
-The data is saved into the following networked  directory every 15 minutes during
-a test
-/cse/local/share/ltsave/course/<course_number>
-Each scheduled labtest is given an id. This id is created after the course directory
-If you have 3 labtests scheduled, then there will be 3 id's created automatically
-If you need to restore any student data while the host was in labtest mode,
-here is where you would look. This directory is only readable by group faculty.
-If you ever need to recover files from this area, any tech member will be able
-to do this for you.
-VERY IMPORTANT     This data is kept for 60 Days only
-IMPORTANT          To stress to the students to save their work often while in labtest mode
-                   Snapshots are taken every 15 minutes to avoid data loss.
-====Testing  Labtest Setup====
-<code>
-Two options available
-  Schedule a booking for a labtest via tech@cse.yorku.ca
-  You can access the page by specifying the  URL
-Option 1
-Request a Lab or host to be put into labtest mode. Email tech@cse.yorku.ca to do this.
-Once the schedule is put into place , from any browser
-</code>
-https://www.eecs.yorku.ca:7777?id=4
-You will need to use your EECS login and password here
-This will connect you to your labtest
-Option 2
-Specify the URL
-   eg
-https://www.eecs.yorku.ca:7777/course/1020/labtest
-   Login
-    This service will only work on any computer in our department's subnet
-    locally and is only available to faculty.
-====Where Schedules are Posted====
-http://www.eecs.yorku.ca/schedule/pcmode
-====IF a HOSTS fails while in LABTEST mode====
-If there is a hardware failure while a student is writing an exam
-you can safely move the student to another available seat in labtest mode
-and have the student login. The faculty member or TA in the admin list
-will be asked to enter their user name and password and asked to select the
-directory with the latest files . This will transfer the students files from
-the saved area back to the new host
-IF YOUR EXAM IS SCHEDULED DURING 8:30 to 5:00 tech can try to allocate another
-host quickly and put it in LABTEST MODE
-====Extending a Labtest====
-Sometimes it is important to extend a labtest but you must be aware if
-there is another exam immediately after you in the same room ,this may
-not be possible.
-You can extend the time on a labtest for up to 2 hours using the pcmode webapp.
-Login to the pcmode webapp here:
-[[https://webapp.cse.yorku.ca/pcmode]]
-Select the seat you want to extend the hold on and apply the change
-THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF THE JOB IS STILL ON THE QUEUE
-SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE THE SCHEDULED END TIME
-====Request a lab to be in LABTEST MODE====
-If you proceed to schedule a test to run in labtest mode, you are required
-to send tech@cse.yorku.ca a message request the lab you want in labtest mode
-Details are incorporated on the main labtest page documentation.
-Briefly what is asked is that
- Faculty should contact tech with the following information.
-  * Faculty Name
-  * TA(s) names or login id's
-  * Your Course Number
-  * Date eg Mon Oct 5th
-  * Time eg 9:30am to 11:20am
-  * Duration of test (eg 45 minutes)
-  * Room number (defaults to CSEB 1006 )
-  * Number of Special access hosts for students with disabilities
-  * Additional time needed for these hosts- Start-End Time
-  * Mode (labtest, linux, windows, virtual host)
-  * User restriction (only if necessary)
-  * Room number (defaults to CSE1006)
-====Optional Features====
-===User Restriction by Course Registration===
-This is a new feature added in 2012. Sometimes faculty members want to
-restrict their test only to registered students. This requires additional setup
-by the faculty member. If you request user-restriction for your lab booking,
-you will need to
-   * Create a  file users.allow in your course directory (/cse/course/<C-N>/users.allow)
-   * The permissions on the file should be readable by others(644) (chmod o+r /cs/course/<C-N>/users.allow)
-   * Add the login names of the registered users (eg seela) one per line
-   * Alternatively you can specify a file with the users name or the course distribution file.More details are given on the Labtest Documentation page
-   * To understand if the hosts are reserved for your students only, you will see "RESERVED" on the login screen
-   * To test if a user has permission eg /xsys/pkg/pcmode/bin/pcmode-allow cse1234 6 jun01 where 6 id the job id and jun01 is the hostname
-===Adding Files to Users Temporary Home Directory in labtest mode===
- Two options
-     * Using a custom script
-     * Placing files into a directory with special permissions
-===Setting Alternate questions for Students seated side by side===
-   * Use secureQ