Accessing Migrated Sunblast/Sungiant Directories

Last Modified: 08/31 13:03

Due to hardware failure, all user data on sunblast.eng.usf.edu and sungiant.eng.usf.edu has been moved to the CIRCE environment. In order to obtain access to their data, all sunblast/sungiant users that do not have a CIRCE account will need apply for one at  https://rc.usf.edu/signup/account.php.

Please note: To sign up for a CIRCE account a user must first have a USF NetID. If a user does not have a NetID, they may apply for one at  https://netid.usf.edu/una/.

Current CIRCE users

If a user currently has an account on CIRCE, they may simply change their directory to ~/eng_home_dir. Data is also accessible via their home share on the Esamba system.

For example, if a user’s CIRCE login name is enguser, they can see their original engineering data by entering the following at the command prompt:

[enguser@login0 ~]$ cd ~/eng_home_dir

New CIRCE users

If a new CIRCE account is created, and the user's new CIRCE login name MATCHES EXACTLY with their sunblast/sungiant login name, they may access their migrated directory using the same method listed above.

For new accounts where a user’s CIRCE and sunblast/sungiant login names differ, or if there appears to be a problem with the account, please send a support request to  help@usf.edu.

Future Plans

During the fall semester, we will be working to consolidate all data between the original CIRCE system and the Engineering system into a single, unified system. This will provide access through Windows shares and provide access to web space as well.

Questions/Problems

For any questions or problems with accessing your data please send a support request to  help@usf.edu.