Getting An Account
There are two important steps that should be completed before you arrive. Not completing these in advance can delay your computer account activation by up to a week:
#If you don't have a SLAC system ID (SID) number (i.e. you are not in the SLAC Directory) apply for one electronically here. NOTE: if you are not directly employed by SUNCAT, you should select "other" for your "SU category". "Point of contact" should be Jens Norskov.
#Fill out a "DOE facts form" here and email it to cherylj@stanford.edu
After you have that SLAC system ID, fill out the two (unfortunately) non-electronic forms here and return them (as email attachments, if you choose) to the mighty administrator. One of the forms requires a signature, so it would need to be scanned in order to be emailed. The other is a pdf, and can be filled in entirely electronically. It takes about 1 day for the computer center to process these forms and the administrator to put you in the appropriate SUNCAT permissions lists.
For the computer account form:
- you need to select at least "unix" to use the farm. you can also select a windows account if you think you would use it (most short-term people would not).
- for email preferences select "none" if you are going to be short-term with the group (this will forward your email to the existing address you entered on the form). most longer term people choose "exchange" for their email, but some unix gurus prefer "unix" email.
- leave the "computer czar/group" fields near the bottom blank (those will be filled in by the computer czar)