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Import the ticket into your browser (In Chrome, go to Settings -> Advanced Settings... -> HTTP/SSL -> Manage Certificates... -> Import...). Now you should be able to access the MCDRD VO registration page. Fill in the form on this page and submit. The request will be submitted to the VO's administrator and you should get a confirmation email when the submission is made and when the request is approved.
Using the OSG
Setup:
(Subsections are modified from this page unless otherwise noted.)
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- Export your Open Science Grid certificate from your browser.
Use the scp utility to copy the certificate to your detsim account, then ssh into detsim to perform the rest of these steps.
No Format scp /path/to/<YourCert>.p12 USERNAME@detsim.fnal.gov:~/ ssh USERNAME@detsim.fnal.gov
Convert the certificate using the openssl command as shown (use your actual .p12 certificate filename with no angle brackets; use the output name usercert.pem as shown). (You may have to create the $HOME/.globus directory)
No Format openssl pkcs12 -in <YourCert>.p12 -clcerts -nokeys -out $HOME/.globus/usercert.pem
To get the encrypted private key (again use your actual .pl2 certificate filename; use the output name userkey.pem as shown):
No Format openssl pkcs12 -in <YourCert>.p12 -nocerts -out $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem
You must set the mode on your userkey.pem file to read/write only by the owner, otherwise grid-proxy-init will not use it
No Format chmod go-rw $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem
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