What is Computron? Computron is the computational server for the social sciences run by Arts and Sciences Computing. It is intended to facilitate the running of long iterative jobs by faculty and graduate students in the course of their research and advanced studies.

What software is on Computron? Computron has Stata 10, A recent version of R, Gauss 8.0 and version 2.0 of the Constrained Optimization Package, Fortran F95, IM, IMA, and Lamarc

Who can use Computron? Computron may be used by graduate students and faculty in Economics, Political Science, and the Center for Applied Statistics.

How can I get an account on Computron? Members of the three departments listed above should contact Rob Compton (rob@wustl.edu) or Ken Keller (keller@wustl.edu) for an account.

I see Computron has 8 cores. Can I use them all? No. Computron is a shared resource. Each department can only use four cores at one time. System administrators will watch use to ensure cycles are equitably distributed across the departments.

Help! I dont know Unix. Where can I turn for support? Users in the Center for Applied Statistics and Political Science may email Jonathan Rapkin (rapkin@wustl.edu) with questions, comments, and concerns regarding end user support. Users in Economics can email Florin Petrescu (petrescu@wustl.edu) for assistance.

What is the account closing policy? The account closing policy is the same as other accounts in Arts & Sciences Computing. Accounts will be closed 90 days after graduation for graduate students, at the departments' request (up to 6 months after departure) for faculty and staff.

How can I move data to Computron? Users should uses secure ftp (sftp) to transfer files to/from Computron. A&SCC has a help sheet on using ftp at http://computing.artsci.wustl.edu/help/104

Can I access Computron remotely? For security reasons, one can only access Computron from campus.