How to Obtain a Cluster Account

How to Obtain a Cluster Account

• Talk to your research advisor
• Have your research advisor contact Alex Barnes (barnes at 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

Updating the password

• It is strongly recommended that you change your password to a strong password that you can remember.
  • Use uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols such as !, @, #, $, etc to strengthen your password. Tips: Replace an S with $ or a 1 or l with !. An 'A' can be 4 and an 'a' can be @.
  • Once you login through terminal using the username and password provided, type the command kpasswd.
    • Notice the k at the beginning of the command.
  • Follow the messages in the terminal window
    • Note: There is a minimum password lifetime which may prevent you from changing your password.
    • If you cannot change your password, the output from kpasswd will tell you when you can.