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| ====== Accounts and Passwords ====== | ====== Accounts and Passwords ====== |
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| The School of Physics and Astronomy has many centrally managed computer systems and websites which are authenticated by a single Physics & Astronomy Computing account. Your physics username and password are the same for Unix/Linux, Email and the website. Most Physics Windows computers use your UMN Active Directory account, which uses the same password as your UMN internet account. | Most Windows computers within the School use your regular university login (InternetID credentials). |
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| New faculty, staff and graduate students should find they have accounts set up before they arrive. Physics majors should have accounts created within the first few weeks of the year, though they can also be requested via the front office or through SPS. | Unix and Linux systems in the School are being transitioned to InternetID logins. Separate Physics & Astronomy Computing accounts are being phased out. |
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| Visitors will also need to be set up by the front office to have many of the facilities they need - please don't just send them down to the computing office for an account, please check [[visitoraccounts|this guide]]. | Visitors may also need arrangements made to access many of the facilities they need. Please check [[computing:general:visitorinfo|our guide on visitor accounts]]. |
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| **If communication has failed and you don't have an account, please talk to someone in the Physics main office.** | ===== Physics Email ===== |
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| | Physics Email has been retired. OIT maintains forwarding for @physics.umn.edu email addresses. |
| ===== Important ===== | |
| If you have not done so yet, please follow this new account checklist: | |
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| * Visit [[http://www.physics.umn.edu/resources/myphys/|My Phys]] | |
| * [[passwords|Change your initial Physics password]]. (Under the Account Settings link) | |
| * Ensure you will receive email: Setup mail forwarding to an account you check regularly, or begin checking your physics mail account regularly. | |
| * (Optional) Fill in Directory and Profile information for the website. | |
| * Bookmark us: [[http://zzz.physics.umn.edu/computing/]] | |
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| ===== Email Account ===== | |
| The best way to access your [[computing:accounts:email|Physics Email]] account is to use a mail program such as Mozilla Thunderbird, or you can access your account via the Physics webmail system, at [[http://mail.physics.umn.edu]]. On the Unix or Linux systems, you can also use ''mutt''. Our [[computing:accounts:email|Physics Email]] page has more detailed information on accessing your email account. | |
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| **Important:** Updates regarding your account will be sent to your Physics email address, so if you read your email elsewhere, make sure you set email forwarding from your Physics account. Instructions can be found on the Physics support website address above. If we are unable to contact you via email, your account may be deactivated. | |
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| ===== Systems ===== | ===== Systems ===== |
| Our main Unix server for shell access is physics.umn.edu; individual Linux workstations are available in several other locations. Windows and Linux workstations are available in the room 80 (physics) and 469 (astronomy) computer labs. | Our main Unix server for shell access is physics.umn.edu; individual Linux workstations are available in several other locations. Windows and Linux workstations are available in several swing space locations - mainly for **TA/Grading** use: |
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| ==== Windows ==== | ==== Windows ==== |
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| ==== Linux ==== | ==== Linux ==== |
| To log in at one of our Linux workstations, enter your username and password in the boxes. | To log in at one of our Linux workstations, enter your InternetID username and password in the boxes. |
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| ==== Remotely ==== | ==== Remotely ==== |
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| ===== Mailing Lists ===== | ===== Mailing Lists ===== |
| All users are normally subscribed to some electronic mailing lists. By default, we subscribe your Physics account to receive list messages of departmental announcements. | Mailing list have been moved to lists.umn.edu |
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| If you would like departmental computing-related announcements (such as scheduled outages) [[https://support.physics.umn.edu/wws/subscribe/systems-announce|sign up on our list server]]. | |
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| ===== Usage Policies ===== | ===== Usage Policies ===== |
| ===== What happens when I leave? ===== | ===== What happens when I leave? ===== |
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| Your Physics account is automatically kept active while you have a current appointment in Peoplesoft and in the Physics Directory. Once you leave the School, an account expiry system starts operation. The system will send you some automated emails warning you of the expiry. You can reply to this email to let us know your needs. | Your **InternetID** is automatically kept active while you have a current appointment in Peoplesoft. Once you leave the School, an account expiry system starts operation. |
| * If you have an ongoing research relation ship with faculty in the School, we can extend your account indefinitely. | * If you have an ongoing research relationship with faculty in the School, a Person of Interest account is needed for Linux and Windows computer access. |
| * We can also extend the expiry time by 30 days or so if you need additional time to retrieve your files, etc. | |
| * We can set up email forwarding to another address for you. | Your **University account** may get shut off shortly after leaving, for example if your contract is over. Within Physics this will affect your ability to log in to Windows and Linux computers. |
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| | If you need continued access to either of these, there are a couple of possibilities. |
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| | * Graduate students can sign up to a Grad999 course, which allows them to keep their InternetID's/AD account active as they are finishing up their thesis, research project, etc. There is no cost for the Grad999 course, but it can only be used to finish up their work. |
| | * Otherwise to keep doing research with faculty after graduation or end of contract, the department admin office can set up an affiliate appointment at 0%, which keeps all the old access intact (InternetID, email, UCard, AD account, etc.), without being on payroll. |
| | * A regular Sponsored Account is **not** recommended. The Person Of Interest account type is needed for continuation of identity at the University. |
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