Auto DEILabs login script

Script to automatically log in to the DEILabs platform.

Installation instruction

Installation guide:

1. create a conda environment from the file

2. if not already installed, install at and qdbus

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install at -y
   sudo apt install qdbus -y
   

3. open the web page in a browser

4. log in with the DEI credentials and mark the "remember me" checkbox

5. from the dev-tools of the browser copy the remember_web_* cookies' name and value (Firefox instruction following)

   • from the option menu select More tools > Web Developer Tools
   • from the newly opened window select Storage > Cookies
   • double click on the value field of remember_web_* and copy the value

6. open a terminal instance in the cloned folder and run bash setup.sh, follow the instruction filling in all the required data (this command must be executed inside a local session!):

   • the lab to login to (choosing from the supported ones)
   • the conda environment to use
   • the desktop environment to use (gnome or kde)
   • the daytime for the first daily login attempt
   • the remember_web_* cookies' name and value

7. add a startup process to execute in order to ensure that the script works also after a system reboot

   • open Startup Applications (GUI application preinstalled in Ubuntu)
   • add a new entry called "DEILabs" that execute the following command sh <script_path>/data/startup.sh

8. run for the first time the script from the temrinal: cd <script_path> && sh launch.sh

Supported labs

List of the supported labs

• lttm
• signet
• mian
• lab 205
• lab 206
• lab 209
• lab 219
• lab 224
• lab 231

TO-DO

• If connected via RDP do not perform any log in (idea: use the $DISPLAY var, if > 3 do not log in)
• Add more labs
• Add Windows support
• Add MacOS support