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    5353Observing can only be done from the Mayall control room or from within the KPNO/NOAO network using a VPN.
    5454
    55 The telescope and low-level instrument control runs on observer@mayall-2.kpno.noao.edu .
    56 Log on to the mayall-2 computer: [[BR]]
     55The telescope and low-level instrument control runs on observer@mayall-7.kpno.noao.edu .
     56Log on to the mayall-7 computer: [[BR]]
    5757    Username : 4meter [[BR]]
    5858    Password : <Ask someone on our team or the staff> [[BR]]
    59 To run MOSAIC3, use the MOSAIC3 Menu GUI. Or you can also log into the mosaic3 computer from mayall-2:[[BR]]
     59To run MOSAIC3, use the MOSAIC3 Menu GUI. Or you can also log into the mosaic3 computer from mayall-7:[[BR]]
    6060    ssh -XY observer mosaic3[[BR]]
    6161and use command-line nocs commands. [[BR]]
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    205205=== 4 Start up mosaic control software ===
    206206
    207 On mayall-2, double click on the MOSAIC3 icon, which brings up the MOSAIC3 Menu on the left edge of the screen.
     207On mayall-7, double click on the MOSAIC3 icon, which brings up the MOSAIC3 Menu on the left edge of the screen.
    208208
    209209 1. **Start the camera control program** by pressing the yellow "Start Cameras" button. Wait for this to finish, then dismiss the screen by typing any key as instructed
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    211211 1. Rearrange the desktop as needed.
    212212    If, for some reason, the buttons do not work, you can start up the software on a command line as follows.
    213     On mayall-2 open a terminal window and:
     213    On mayall-7 open a terminal window and:
    214214    {{{
    215215ssh -XY observer@mosaic3
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    228228 1. Launch Truss temperature monitor from "Truss C" icon
    229229
    230 All these icons are on the right side of the left hand screen of the mayall-2 computer display. Many or all of these may be running already. They can stay up. Rearrange the busy desktop as needed ...
     230All these icons are on the right side of the left hand screen of the mayall-7 computer display. Many or all of these may be running already. They can stay up. Rearrange the busy desktop as needed ...
    231231
    232232=== 5 Set the PROP-ID and Project Info ===
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    274274
    275275 1. Start the mayall-idl:1 VNC session.
    276     * In a terminal window from mayall-2, ssh to mzls@mayall-idl and log in using the mzls password
     276    * In a terminal window from mayall-7, ssh to mzls@mayall-idl and log in using the mzls password
    277277    * type: `~/bin/vnc`
    278     * Now double click the VNC gui in the mayall-2 dock (''i.e.'', the thing with all the icons at the bottom of the bottom left terminal).  This launches a dialog box asking if you want to connect to `mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu:1` . Say "connect" and type in the mzls password. The VNC starts up.
     278    * Now double click the VNC gui in the mayall-7 dock (''i.e.'', the thing with all the icons at the bottom of the bottom left terminal).  This launches a dialog box asking if you want to connect to `mayall-idl.kpno.noao.edu:1` . Say "connect" and type in the mzls password. The VNC starts up.
    279279    The VNC session should automatically start MUPTILES, MOSSTAT and COPILOT.  Rearrange as desired.
    280280    If it doesn't, open terminals in the VNC session and manually run the scripts for monitoring the observations and updating the tile file:
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    506506
    507507At the end of the night, you should check the updated tile file into the svn repository. Open a shell terminal
    508 on the mayall-2 desktop and log on to the mayall-idl computer:
     508on the mayall-7 desktop and log on to the mayall-idl computer:
    509509{{{
    510510  ssh mzls@mayall-idl
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    536536At the end of the night, create the Almanac files and check them into svn. Do this using
    537537a terminal window on the mayall-idl VNC (if it is still running), or by opening a terminal window
    538 on mayall-2, and logging on to mayall-idl by executing an "ssh mzls@mayall-idl" command :
     538on mayall-7, and logging on to mayall-idl by executing an "ssh mzls@mayall-idl" command :
    539539{{{
    540540- cd products/mosaic3/logs
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    565565
    566566In a mayall-idl window on the VNC if it is still running), or by opening a terminal window
    567 on mayall-2, and logging on to mayall-idl by executing an "ssh mzls@mayall-idl" command :
     567on mayall-7, and logging on to mayall-idl by executing an "ssh mzls@mayall-idl" command :
    568568{{{
    569569- idl