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VLLAB Management

Thanks our lab alumni Mark for the technical support!

How to add a new user

sudo useradd -m -g 1000 -s /bin/bash <username>

Explanation: this adds to group ID 1000 (vllab group). This must be done to let to have access to /mnt/data (the HDD)

sudo chfn <username> # User information

sudo passwd <username> # Must setup a user password initially

FAQ

  1. Encounting error "NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running."
sudo service lightdm stop
/home/vllabX/Downloads/> sudo bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86-...run
sudo service lightdm start

Explanation: whenever the linux kernel is modified/updated (either manually or automatically), the NVIDIA driver wouldn't be able to find the kernel. Just re-install the driver would be sufficient to fix the problem