We will be upgrading the operating system that runs our user facing database server - db.cecs.pdx.edu. The downtime will start on Monday, September 22 at 7pm. The work is expected to take about 2 hours. During this downtime, any websites (especially Wordpress sites), projects, or other running software systems that use databases on db.cecs.pdx.edu will [...]
The FAB/EB Power Down tests were completed shortly before midnight on Monday, Sep 15th, 2025. There won't be any power down tests on Tuesday night (Sep 16). If you are trying to remotely reach a desktop that may still be down, please contact us.
If you are an addpkg user on our Linux systems, be aware that package selections to your environment will cease to appear by default when you login. To make your addpkg selections appear, you will need to do one of the following: If you are logging in to a shell (ie: terminal), run the [...]
[This downtime will directly affect all Linux users and Windows access to Linux-based storage. Most regular Windows operations will not be affected.] At 6pm on Thursday evening, September 18th, we will begin patching and rebooting most Linux hosts (Ubuntu and Rocky9 distros). This includes file servers. The work will be staggered across multiple classes of [...]
Starting on Monday, September 8th, we will begin reloading MCECS Windows labs prior to the start of Fall Term 2025. This work is expected to last for two weeks, ending on Friday, September 19th. Our projected yearly lab reload schedule for the general MCECS computer labs is as follows: EB 325 (CADlab) - Monday, September [...]
Centos7, the operating system that runs mo and auto, has reached its end of life. Since we are no longer able to secure it with the latest patches, we will be cutting off access to the Internet from mo and auto in the following week as a security precaution. Users with sessions running on mo [...]
Microsoft has discontinued the old Azure Devtools for Teaching portal. At this time, the old subscription based access we managed has ceased. Going forward, they are directing Devtools student users to their Azure for Students service which provides much of the same software for download (with a notable exception of the Windows desktop OS). In [...]
We've had recent instances of some users reporting Chrome crashing while being signed in with multiple Google accounts. This seems to be a bug in the browser itself that Google has introduced. Chrome is the most commonly used browser in MCECS so we update it frequently for security patches. As a result, we are not [...]
Over the holiday break, PSU facilities installed card readers on two sets of new double doors on the plaza level of the Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) and elevators from the 4th avenue parking garage. The goal was to restrict access to PSU spaces in the Lower Level (LL) of FAB. These new readers will be [...]