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How are accounts Requested?

Quick Summary

Go here to request an account. For Institutional Accounts (LDAP Based Accounts), the person must already have an active record in the HR System, as either an employee or participating guest.

There is no charge for these accounts, and they include an LBL Gmail account with 25GB of storage.

Details

Various computing-related accounts are available at LBL, including:

• Google Apps
• Windows Active Directory
• OTP SSH Gateway
• Central Unix
• SCS Cluster

To request an account: Use the Account Request Form.

Google Apps Accounts

A person must exist in the LBL LDAP directory

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before

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a Google Apps account may be created. The LDAP directory receives information about new employees once per day from the Human Resources Data Warehouse.

These accounts:

• Are free for Lab employees & guests
• Are created only if requested
  • Ideally, a new employee or someone in the new employee's department will request an account before a new employee's first day of work.
• Are usually created within 24 hours of being requested.
• Include:
  1. access to all Google Apps services available at LBL (e.g. Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, etc.) See http://lbl.gov/google for more information.
  . This account creates:
  2. a Berkeley Lab email address, ("[email protected]"), that delivers to a Lab Gmail account , andwith 25GB of free storage
  3. an LDAP username, ("username"), that is used to sign in to many services at the Lab, including: Gmail, Google Docs, LETS, EH&S Training, etc. ¹ The LDAP directory receives information about new employees once per day from the Human Resources Data Warehouse.

• Accounts (http://www.lbl.gov/IT/CIS/accounts/gapps.html) are created only if requested.
  • Accounts are requested via the form at http://www.lbl.gov/IT/CIS/accounts.html.
  • Typically, accounts are created within 24 hours of being requested.
  • Ideally, a new employee or someone in the new employee's department will request an account before a new employee's first day of work.

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Passwords: New employees typically (ideally) receive their LDAP passwords from the Badge Office when they receive their badges. Some call the Help Desk for a password.

What happens to institutional accounts when an employee leaves the lab?

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