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Page: Firefox - Error-handling for "Secure Connection Failed"
Firefox, when accessing some MITcertificate protected websites, you may receive the error "Secure Connection Failed". To connect to the site for the current and future sessions, do the following. # If you are, indeed, trying to get to an MITrelated site, such as a vendor, click ...
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Page: Firefox - Set a Master Password
Due to the way Firefox saves usernames and passwords for visited websites, IS&T strongly advises that you set a master password to protect your certificates and any stored passwords. The following steps are to set a master password in Firefox running on Linux, Macintosh ...
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Page: How do I activate my expiring MATLAB license for the next academic year?
Q: Your MATLAB license will expire each year on July 1. You will need to reactivate MATLAB using a new Activation Key (see below). On this page: Getting Help Support for MATLAB installation is available from the MathWorks. Visit MathWorks ...
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Page: How do I install important patches for my computer's software and operating system?
Q: Answer If you have software updates enabled on your operating system, your computer is already installing the important patches. Patching Tips Turn automatic updates on Configure your computer to receive updates. Across platforms, the Update feature ...
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Page: Jamf Pro - Apple Software Updates
Jamf Pro can be used to update your operating system to the latest patch version for that OS. It will not upgrade to a newer OS such as from 10.12 to 10.13. If you would like to update the OS, please see the istcontrib:Jamf Pro Upgrading Macs ...
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Page: Leaving MIT - What happens to my MIT accounts and services?
page: Athena Account Typically, Athena accounts are deactivated in the January after you graduate or otherwise leave MIT. You will be contacted in early November and again in January via email to your MIT email address, prior to account deactivation. Although ...
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Page: Lincoln Lab staff and IS&T Distributed Software
use at Lincoln Lab Lincoln Laboratory staff should download software from the internal Lincoln Laboratory ISD website. The Laboratory has its own license agreement with Vendors. The only EXCEPTION is VMware http://ist.mit.edu/vmware which is still ...
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Page: macOS Updates with MDM Commands in Jamf Pro
Deploy macOS Updates using Jamf Mass Action MDM Commands While the policy based method in Jamf istcontrib:Jamf Pro Upgrading Macs to latest operating system is a valid method for Intel Macs, MDM commands are a valid update ...
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Page: Mac OS X - Print Server Information
page: Open Athena Connection To find out the printer's server information, you must first use the Mac OS X Terminal Utility to open an Athena connection. Note: If you have access to an Athena workstation, you ...
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Page: Mac OS X - Screen and Login Passwords
page: Make Login Mandatory Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher are set to log in the Administrator user automatically. While this is convenient, anyone can turn on the machine and use it as the administrator. The Keychain, which holds sensitive information such as password information for websites ...
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