admin_overrides.md
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-====== Administrator Software Blacklist ======
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-Site administrators can prevent the shell initialization files from configuring software on a host by creating an empty file at **/programs/local/conf/disabled-hosts/<hostname>**, where **<hostname>** is the output of the //hostname -s// command. This is useful for encouraging users not to run jobs on bastion hosts, file servers, etc.
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+### Administrator Software Blacklist
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+Site administrators can prevent the shell initialization files from configuring software on a host by creating an empty file at
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-====== Administrator Software Version Overrides ======
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+ **/programs/local/conf/disabled-hosts/<hostname>**
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+where **<hostname>** is the output of the //hostname -s// command. This is useful for encouraging users not to run jobs on bastion hosts, file servers, etc.
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+### Administrator Software Version Overrides
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Most of the software titles installed in the SBGrid Suite have several versions available. Typically, we try to provide at least three versions of each software package, although very old or very new applications may have fewer versions.
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There are two methods for site admins to configure version overrides using files placed in a **/programs/local/conf/** directory.
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-===== Site-wide Version Overrides =====
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A file named **site.conf** will be read when any SBGrid shell is initialized from the installation.
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-===== Per-host Version Overrides =====
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A file named **<hostname.conf>**, where **<hostname>** is the output of the //hostname -s// command, will be read after the site.conf on the host matching that hostname.
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-===== Precedence =====
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There are three files that will be examined for version overrides during shell initialization. In order from lowest to highest precedence:
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The overrides are reported during shell initialization:
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Configuration options in effect for this shell:
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Variable Setting Configuration
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- SPIDER_L 18.10 site
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- CNS_L 1.21 machine
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- CCP4_L 6.1.2 personal
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-See [[Usage::Versions#Overriding Default Versions|this page]] for details on the override syntax.
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developers.md
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-====== SBGrid Developer Support Program ======
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+### SBGrid Developer Support Program
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In an effort to show our appreciation for their hard work and to encourage the continuing development and support of cutting edge structural biology software, SBGrid offers a Developer Support Program featuring a wide array of benefits for structural biology software developers.
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+We can provide access to a dedicated development and test network for software developers. As a developer of an SBGrid supported application, you can request an account on this network and use our infrastructure to build and test your application on a wide range of operating systems. Visit the [developer network page](resources) for more details.
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+When applying for grants or financial support please let us know! We can provide support letters on behalf of members of SBGrid Consortium. Letters would include details about our membership, number of computers that can access your software, operating systems used by our community, etc. Please use the [contact form](http://sbgrid.org/contact.php|contact) on the SBGrid website.
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-When applying for grants or financial support please let us know! We can provide support letters on behalf of members of SBGrid Consortium. Letters would include details about our membership, number of computers that can access your software, operating systems used by our community, etc. Please use the [[http://sbgrid.org/contact.php|contact form]] on the SBGrid website.
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You are welcome to use SBGrid laboratories to beta-test your software. Just let us know when the new beta is available, and we will install it for all participating laboratories or a limited subset that you choose.
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If your application is under active maintenance or development, your development group is entitled to free membership in the consortium. Letting us maintain your general structural biology software environment leaves you with more time to concentrate on your unique software contribution to the community.
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Members of SBGrid Consortium vote in an annual poll to select their favorite structural biology application. Paul Emsley was the winner of the first poll. He won a Macbook Air laptop for his application Coot.
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First level software support is provided by the SBGrid non-profit center at Harvard Medical School. All members of the consortium communicate with the service center for assistance with software installation, upgrades, and basic troubleshooting. For many of the mundane problems involving installation, operating system portability and environmental set up, SBGrid members will never need to contact you for support. Your expertise with the software be best utilized answering questions and working on problems that directly involve the science behind your application.
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More than 140 structural biology laboratories from 50 institutions in 11 countries participate in the Consortium including the labs of 25 HHMI investigators and 2 Nobel Prize winners. Deployment of your application can be customized to include only non-profit labs or broadened to include industry labs as well. Please visit the Consortium website for the full list of participating groups that can benefit from rapid access to your software. Please note that most SBGrid Consortium laboratories standardize on hardware and operating systems, which simplifies the installation and support process.
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Announcing a new version of your software? We can use webex to broadcast your presentation to all laboratories participating in our consortium. We can also disseminate information about your application to our community in our monthly newsletter. Visiting Boston? Please let us know because we'd love to schedule a seminar for members of our local structural biology community.
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help.md
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-====== Software Help ======
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-===== Getting Software Help =====
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+If you are having a problem with software included in the SBGrid suite or think you've discovered an application bug, please use the [SBGrid](http://sbgrid.org/bugs) to alert us to the problem. You can also email bugs@sbgrid.org with details on the problem, but the web form is the preferred method.
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We try to accommodate most requests for new software, but we do occasionally run into difficulties. Despite most of our software being free for academics, some developers insist that each lab download and install their own software. We are happy to provide developers with the list of SBGrid members that have access to their software, but that doesn't always satisfy their requirements.
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-SBGrid sends a monthly newsletter with information concerning software updates, upcoming webinars, talks and other items of interest to our community. The archive of previous newsletters is available online at the [[http://sbgrid.org/news/newsletters|SBGrid Newsletter Archive]].
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-======Managing Your Software Installation======
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