Difference between revisions of "How to Obtain a Cluster Account"

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Talk to your research advisor
Have your research advisor contact Alex Barnes (barnes@phys.uconn.edu) requesting an account
You will first receive an e-mail containing your username
- Usernames will usually be composed of the first letter(s) of the first name followed by the full last name (John Graunt: jgraunt, Rainer Maria Rilke: rmrilke)
A follow-up e-mail will be sent containing the rest of your login information
It is strongly recommended that you change your password to a strong password that you can remember.
- Once you login through terminal using the username and password provided, type the command kpasswd
  - Note: A password cannot be changed frequently. If you cannot change your password wait an hour and try again
- Follow the messages in the terminal window

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 **Usernames will usually be composed of the first letter(s) of the first name followed by the full last name (John Graunt: jgraunt, Rainer Maria Rilke: rmrilke)
 *A follow-up e-mail will be sent containing the rest of your login information
-*It is strongly recommended that you change your password to a strong password
+*It is strongly recommended that you change your password to a strong password that you can remember.
 **Once you [[How to Connect to the Cluster and What Program to Use | login through terminal]] using the username and password provided, type the command <i>kpasswd</i>
 ***Note: A password cannot be changed frequently. If you cannot change your password wait an hour and try again
 **Follow the messages in the terminal window