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account [2011/11/03 11:20] – damir | account [2012/05/03 18:14] – damir | ||
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Without an account, you (the user) can't connect to our network, to our servers and to Internet. Even if you are located to the other end of the world and need to access our server for just 1 times, you need an account. | Without an account, you (the user) can't connect to our network, to our servers and to Internet. Even if you are located to the other end of the world and need to access our server for just 1 times, you need an account. | ||
- | Receiving an account means that the systems (the whole computers connected to our network) has a method to recognized | + | Receiving an account means that the systems (the whole computers connected to our network) has a method to recognize |
< | < | ||
- | **Account are created when requested by a Staff member**. These accounts are not kept beyond the end of a project (with 2 month grace). | + | **Account are created |
</ | </ | ||
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After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed again at intervals.\\ | After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed again at intervals.\\ | ||
Avoid weak password as | Avoid weak password as | ||
- | * Name of cats, dogs, fishes, turtles, iguanas, parrots, sex toys (of whatsoever nature) | + | * Name of cats, dogs, fishes, turtles, iguanas, parrots and so on |
* Name of parents, siblings or other relatives, even in combined forms | * Name of parents, siblings or other relatives, even in combined forms | ||
- | * Name of Gods or other Divinities | + | * Name of Divinities |
* **names with a number after or before it** | * **names with a number after or before it** | ||
* Dates of birth, death, anniversary of anyone or anything | * Dates of birth, death, anniversary of anyone or anything | ||
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<note warning> | <note warning> | ||
**Why it's so important ?**\\ | **Why it's so important ?**\\ | ||
- | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone steal your password hi/her has complete access to our servers. One single weak password means that all users using the local services are susceptible to attack | + | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone steal your password hi/her has complete access to our servers. One single weak password means that all users using the local services are susceptible to attack.\\ |
Login and Password are the only way a computer can recognize the user, don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. | Login and Password are the only way a computer can recognize the user, don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. | ||
The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | ||
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===== Wireless Network " | ===== Wireless Network " | ||
- | The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL, and not by us. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[http:// | + | The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL, and not by us. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[ http:// |
The login assigned cannot be changed, but Users can change their password and their mail address starting from [[https:// | The login assigned cannot be changed, but Users can change their password and their mail address starting from [[https:// | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Configue your laptop ===== | + | |
- | At [[http:// | + |