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| == How to Obtain a Cluster Account == | | == How to Obtain a Cluster Account == |
| *Talk to your research advisor | | *Talk to your research advisor |
− | *Have your research advisor contact [[User: Barnes|Alex Barnes]] (barnes at phys.uconn.edu) requesting an account | + | *Have your research advisor contact [[User:jonesrt|Richard Jones]] (richard.t.jones at uconn.edu) requesting an account |
| *You will first receive an e-mail containing your username | | *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) | | **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 | | *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 [[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> | + | == Updating the password == |
− | ***Note: A password cannot be changed frequently. If you cannot change your password wait an hour and try again | + | *It is <b>strongly</b> 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 [[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>. |
| + | ***Notice the <i>k</i> at the beginning of the command. |
| **Follow the messages in the terminal window | | **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 <i>kpasswd</i> will tell you when you can. |