How can I see which labs have free workstations?
By typing lab <labname>, where <labname> can be one of:- a laboratory, e.g. bugle
- a lab precinct, e.g. meundercroft
- -A for All or -S for only open labs (not recommended, as both return long listings).
lab queries the current status of the named lab(s) and returns a table similar to this:
% lab bugle
Lab bugle is FREE, last allocation by bugle00 for 16may 18:00 (at 16/05;17:53:03
)
bugle00:0 :Up Allocated: egar111 [ egar111 ] since 16/05;15:48:44
bugle01:0 :Up Allocated: atom [ atom ] since 16/05;16:07:23
bugle02:0 :Up UnAllocated: xrow999 since 16/05;17:41:09
bugle03:0 :Up Tentative: dand { shng333 } since 16/05;18:14:20
bugle04:0 :Up UnAllocated: since 16/05;18:11:08
bugle05:0 :Up UnAllocated: since 16/05;18:12:32
bugle06:0 :Up UnAllocated: xtan000 since 16/05;18:11:46
bugle07:0 :Up Tentative: { bbai737 } since 16/05;17:26:20
bugle08:0 :Up UnAllocated: jilly234 since 16/05;14:11:59
bugle09:0 :Up Tentative: amosh { weka } since 16/05;14:01:59
bugle10:0 :Up Tentative: { jchu666 } since 16/05;17:28:44
bugle11:0 :Up Allocated: zlzz679 [ zlzz679 ] since 16/05;15:30:36
bugle12:0 :Up UnAllocated: since 16/05;18:11:49
bugle13:0 :Up UnAllocated: adiego since 16/05;17:51:01
bugle14:0 :Up Allocated: ubje555 [ ubje555 ] since 16/05;13:01:13
bugle15:0 :Up UnAllocated: rwxl234 since 16/05;16:54:10
bugle16:0 :Up Allocated: jcshoe [ jcshoe ] since 16/05;15:01:44
bugle17:0 :Up UnAllocated: ckhc818 since 16/05;15:01:55
bugle18:0 :Up Allocated: swel188 [ swel188 ] since 16/05;15:44:08
bugle19:0 :Up Allocated: reneeg [ reneeg ] since 16/05;16:11:04
bugle20:0 :Up Tentative: [ jdoe ] since 16/05;17:58:43
In this case workstations bugle04, bugle05 and bugle12 are free. You could also try waiting to see if the people who've booked bugle07 and bugle20 turn up to claim their bookings.
A lab can be in one of 3 states:
- FREE - fewer than 90% of the (available) workstations are booked (does not mean nobody's logged in)
- FULL - 90% or more of the (available) workstations are booked
- CLOSED.
The workstation which performed the 'last allocation' is the current lab leader. Bookings may not be honored if the lab leader becomes sick.
For each workstation, 5 types of status are returned:
- general viability
- either Up or Down
- booking status
- Broken
- OutOfService
- NotBookable (rare)
- UnAllocated - no bookings for this slot
- Tentative - booked, but not claimed yet
- Allocated - booked and claimed
- currently logged-in user, if any
- current booked user, if any
- time of last login/logoff.
For class bookings, the status is always Tentative, as shown below:
% lab bell
Lab bell is FULL, last allocation by bell00 for 16may 18:30 (at 16/05;18:23:04)
bell00:0 :Up Tentative: jilly666 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:05:44
bell01:0 :Up Tentative: ywho222 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:04:43
bell02:0 :Up Tentative: gmcd888 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:07:49
bell03:0 :Up Tentative: tice474 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:07:41
bell04:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;18:24:28
bell05:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:58:24
bell06:0 :Up Tentative: slug678 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:03:51
bell07:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:53:45
bell08:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;18:35:03
bell09:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:45:49
bell10:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:45:53
bell11:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:54:23
bell12:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;18:24:01
bell13:0 :Up Tentative: zchez [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:06:18
bell14:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;17:54:09
bell15:0 :Up Tentative: psou567 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:02:38
bell16:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;18:00:05
bell17:0 :Up Tentative: { COMP1911 } since 16/05;16:56:05
bell18:0 :Up Tentative: awux333 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:02:56
bell19:0 :Up Tentative: afaf944 [ COMP1911 ] since 16/05;18:04:46
Planning Ahead
lab only shows you what's free in the current timeslot. Students have query access to the bookings database; you can view forward bookings and plan your own by one of the following methods:- tkbook
- http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~csg/booking.html
- /usr/local/etc/booking ddmmm[-ddmmm] hh:mm[-hh:mm] <labname>
- e.g. /usr/local/etc/booking 18may-25may 09:00-12:00 eatery
- e.g. /usr/local/etc/booking 24jul ALL
- the Lab Bookings page of the Account Control Panel