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Do I need a login account and/or which computer can I use?

The accounts mentioned in this decision table are only meant for strictly personal (interactive login) use ... if you want/consider an account to administer a service with, there are other guidelines.

Decision Table:

  • I will be using a workstation administered by the departmental system-group


     
    • the workstation will be provided
    • I'm here for more than a couple of weeks

      • yes: a normal login account must be created
      • no: a departmental guest account must be activated
  • I have my own (or another non-system-group administered) computer/laptop


     
    • I need access to the printers or other departmental services
      (and I cannot/will not use an ssh tunnel to access them)

      • computer must be registered in the departmental DHCP service
      • I only want to print via CUPS/IPP but do not need access to other departmental services
        • yes: no departmental account is needed (neither normal, nor guest, nor Samba)
        • no (so either printing via Samba or departmental services needed):
          • I'm here for more than a couple of weeks or I want to use Samba
            • yes: a normal login account must be created and if needed a corresponding Samba account
            • no: a departmental guest account must be activated


               
    • I do not need access to the printers or other departmental services
      (or I am willing to use an ssh tunnel to access them ... not for printers however!)

      • computer must connect to campusnet
      • a campusnet (clear text cabled or wireless) or eduroam (encrypted wireless) guest account must be activated if you do not have a KULeuven account
      • I need ssh tunnels and I'm only here for a couple of days/weeks

        • a departmental guest account must be activated

      • I need ssh tunnels and I'm here for more than a couple of weeks

        • a normal account must be created

What do I need to do:

Decide what must be done using the above decision table and then ask the system-group representative of your research group to have it done:
  • to have a (departmental or campusnet/eduroam) guest account activated:
    • a simple request to helpdesk containing the date upto which the account must be active

  • to have a normal login account created:

  • to have a Samba account created:
    • a simple request to helpdesk containing the departmental account for which to create a Samba account

  • to have your computer configured for campusnet/eduroam, including wireless:
    • no action needed, but consult the campusnet documentation
    • you need a (permanent or temporary) KULeuven account to authenticate and get full access on campusnet/eduroam
    • an eduroam account from the home institution should work as well
    • if you do need access to other departmental services, you must use an ssh tunnel (and in this case you also need a departmental account, either regular or guest)

  • to have your computer registered in the departmental DHCP service:
    • and have it covered by departmental insurance: fill in this web-form
      • only for machines that are owned by the department or one of its research groups
      • more hardware details (serial numbers etc.) need to be given for the insurance
    • and not have it covered by departmental insurance: fill in this web-form
      • also for machines that are owned by yourself
      • less hardware details need to be given

  • to access the printers via Samba:
    • consult the Sambadocumentation

What do I get in return:

  • the account name(s) and password(s) to login and/or authenticate

  • the (sys-group administered) workstation or the network wall socket to connect your own computer to

What does helpdesk need to do to:

  • Activate a departmental guest account:
    • select an appropriate cs* account and activate it with enable_login

  • Activate a campusnet/eduroam guest account:

  • Create a normal login account:
    • input to create the new account comes from the web-form via e-mail, with instructions in it how to use cs-adduser

  • Configure a computer for DHCP:

  • Configure a computer for campusnet/wireless:
    • no special configuration needed, any computer can connect to campusnet including wireless
    • connect the appropriate network wall socket to campusnet patching the patch-board or configure cisco-switch
    • the user needs a KULeuven account to authenticate and get full access on campusnet