Merge pull request #40 from NYU-ITS/minor_rework

minor cleanup

Author: s-sajid-ali

docs/hpc/01_getting_started/02_getting_and_renewing_an_account.md

@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@ This section deals with the eligibility for getting HPC accounts and the process
 
 NYU HPC clusters and related resources are available to full-time NYU faculty and to all NYU staff and, students with sponsorship from a full-time NYU faculty.
 
-:::note
-
-In order to request a new HPC account or renew an expired one, you need to be connected to the NYU VPN if you are working remotely, Please see [instructions on how to install and use the NYU VPN][nyu vpn link]. Linux clients are not officially supported, however we were able to successfully use openVPN client. Here are installation and connection instructions for a debian linux distribution with apt pacakge manager:
-
-```sh
-apt-get install openconnect
-sudo openconnect -b vpn.nyu.edu
-```
-
-_When prompted follow the instructions and provide your netID, password, and authenticate with ('push', 'phone1' or 'sms')_
-
-This method was tested on few Linux distributions and settings however is not guaranteeed to work in future.
-
-:::
 
 ## Getting a new account on the NYU HPC clusters
 
@@ -103,3 +89,21 @@ Please see [instructions for affiliate management][affiliate and account managem
 If you will still work on a project with an NYU researchers after graduation - refer to the section above for "Non-NYU Researchers"
 
 If you are not part of a collaboration, your access to cluster will end together with NetID becoming non-active. Please copy all your data cluster (if you need any) before that time.
+
+
+## VPN on a Linux machine
+
+:::note
+
+In order to request a new HPC account or renew an expired one, you need to be connected to the NYU VPN if you are working remotely, Please see [instructions on how to install and use the NYU VPN][nyu vpn link]. Linux clients are not officially supported, however we were able to successfully use openVPN client. Here are installation and connection instructions for a debian linux distribution with apt pacakge manager:
+
+```sh
+apt-get install openconnect
+sudo openconnect -b vpn.nyu.edu
+```
+
+_When prompted follow the instructions and provide your netID, password, and authenticate with ('push', 'phone1' or 'sms')_
+
+This method was tested on few Linux distributions and settings however is not guaranteeed to work in future.
+
+:::

docs/hpc/03_navigating_the_cluster/01_linux_tutorial.mdx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Files Systems for usage:
 
 The NYU HPC clusters have multiple file systems for user's file storage needs. Each file system is configured differently to serve a different purpose.
 
-| **Space** | **Environment Variable** | **Purpose** | **Flush Policy** | **Allocation** (per user) |
+| **Space** | **Environment Variable** | **Purpose** | **Flushed?** | **Allocation** (per user) |
 | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- | :-- |
 | `/home` | `$HOME` | Program Development space; For storing small files, source code, scripts etc that are backed up | NO | 20GB |
 | `/scratch` | `$SCRATCH` | Computational Workspace; For storing large files/data, infrequent reads and writes | YES Files not accessed for 60 days are deleted | 5TB |
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@ If you run "` cd `" with no arguments, you will be returned to your home directo
 | mv dummy_file.txt test_file.txt | Renames dummy_file.txt as test_file.txt |
 | mv subdir new_subdir | Renames the directory "subdir" to a new directory "new_subdir" |
 
-**Deleting files:** The "` rm `" ( remove ) command deletes files and optionally directories within a cluster or machine. 
+**Deleting files:** The "` rm `" ( remove ) command deletes files and optionally directories within a cluster or machine.
 
-> **_WARNING:_** There is no undelete in Unix. Once it is removed, it's gone !
+:::danger 
 
+There is no undelete in Unix. Once it is removed, it's gone !
+
+:::
 
 | command | Explanation |
 | :------ | :---------- |