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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)

== Updating the password ==

== Updating the password ==

*It is <b>strongly</b> recommended that you change your password to a strong password that you can remember.

*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 @.

**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>.

**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.

***Notice the <i>k</i> at the beginning of the command.