We will post further information as it becomes available. Until the license service is restored, users will not be able to check out departmental licenses for Matlab or for Mathematica.
UPDATE
[2007-10-08 15:36:47 | Steven Chan]
passwd.cs and the matlab and mathmatica license servers are off line and will be returned to service ASAP.
UPDATE
[2007-10-09 11:59:29 | Lars Rohrbach]
The availability of passwd.eecs (for changing unix passwords in the mammoth NIS domain) was resolved last night by 8:30pm.
License service for Matlab and Mathematica via flexlm.eecs (also known as cs2.cs) was restored this morning by 9:40am.
Resolved as of 2007-10-09 09:40:00