(iv) Now application is removed from the ‘Login Items’ and is stopped from starting automatically
(iv) To start application automatically, click on ‘+‘ icon which is at the bottom of the screen
(vi) Select the application you want to launch automatically and click on ‘Add’
(vii) You should be able to open the application automatically when you log in
3. How do I run a DVD on Netbooted computers?
(i) Choose System preferences from 
- Click on
under Hardware Section.
- Change “Open DVD Player” into “Open other application” and click on it.
- Now Choose VLC.app or VLC under the applications and click
button.
- You can now play your DVD.
4. How can I launch Thunderbird if it keeps saying, “Thunderbird is already running, and cannot be launched"?
Note: You can use e-mail in the OFS application. You need not launch Thunderbird.
To launch Thunderbird, you have to follow all the three steps stated below:
I. Recreate account
II.
Setup Account and
III.
Set Address book
I. Recreating account in Thunderbird
(i) Goto Finder -> your login-name -> Library -> Thunderbird
(ii) Delete all the files and folders inside the Thunderbird
(iii) Restart your computer. Now you should be able to launch Thunderbird.
II. Setting up the account in Thunderbird after deleting all the files and folders inside the thunderbird
1. Launch Thunderbird after deleting the files. You can see the following screen and click continue
2. Click “Create Account” button at the bottom of the screen
3. Enable “I understand the risks” checkbox and click on “Create Account”
4. Click on “Confirm Security Exception” button
5. Disable “Always perform this check when starting Thunderbird” checkbox and click ok
6. Enter the password and click ok
III. Setting Address Book(OFS) in Thunderbird
(i) Go to Thunderbird -> Preferences
(ii) Select ‘Composition’ 
-> Go to ‘Addressing’ 
tab at the top
(iii) Enable all the checkboxes 
(iv) Click ‘Edit Directories’ 
(v) Following screen appears, Click ‘Add’
(vi) Select the ‘General’ tab and enter the ‘Name’, ‘Hostname’, ‘Base DN’ and ‘Port number’ as shown
- Click ‘OK’
- You can see the following screen
- Click ‘OK’.
Now your OFS internal address book has been set. Please contact training@ofs.edu.sg to retrieve your personal/external address book.
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5. I need storage quota – either for email or file server
Send an email to training@ofs.edu.sg
6. What do I do if there is a virus in my computer?
If your desktop is a standalone (not netbooted)
Approach Training to run the anti-virus software if your documents reside on your standalone desktop.
If your desktop is netbooted.
Put all your documents in your network folders. Remember to logout at the end of the day as the system scans and removes virus from all your documents residing in your network folders every night.
7. How can I tell if I am in netboot or local boot?
If you are netbooted, then:
- You can see the spinning globe, when you turn on your desktop.
- You can see the icon
on the top right corner of your desktop.
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You can see NetBoot in the finder
If you are local booted, then:
- You cannot see the spinning globe, when you turn on your desktop.
- You can see the only the
on your desktop.
- You cannot see NetBoot in the finder
8. What is the advantage of being in netboot?
(a) Access to common applications and automatic version upgrades
Applications that are common to everyone as well as applications that can be made common to everyone are available to you. This means if there is a version upgrade in the applications, you get the upgrade automatically when you launch the application from the network. If you are not in netboot and if you want to be able to use that particular application, you would have to install that application independently in your desktop (provided you have the necessary software license) and you will have to track all version upgrades on your own.
(b) Virus scans of your documents on the server side
If you save your documents on the network, there will be regular virus scanning of your network folders followed by virus removal, if any.
(c) Automatic backups
If you save your documents on the network, there will be automatic backups of all your documents.
9. How To Filter Messages From Webmail
- Login to MyOFS and open Webmail
- Click on Folders
icon, you will get the following screen
- Type in a new folder name e.g. Requisition in the text field, ‘as a Subfolder of’ INBOX and click Create
icon.
- Click Options
icon
- Now click 'Message Filters’
link, the following screen appears
- Click on 'New'
link
- From the dropdown list select 'Subject' for Match field
- Type ‘Requisition’ in Contains field and from the dropdown list select 'INBOX.Requisition' for Move to field
- Click Submit button
button and Import HTML.
under the System tab.
tab, select the application which you do not want to open automatically and click on ‘-‘ icon which is at the bottom of the screen
-> Click on ‘Configure LDAP’ 
at the bottom
arrow and go to “Open in Address Book”
