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= request form = | = request form = | ||
| − | url will be https://admin.bx.psu.edu/requests/account | + | url will be https://admin.bx.psu.edu/requests/account/ |
Information required: | Information required: | ||
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* last name | * last name | ||
* (optional) penn state access account id (abc123) | * (optional) penn state access account id (abc123) | ||
| − | * (optional) requsted username (if blank, will | + | * (optional) requsted username (if blank, will use access account name, or last name if above is blank) |
* status | * status | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Faculty, Grad Student, Postdoc, Undergraduate, Staff, Visitor, Other |
* name/username/email of sponsoring faculty or staff member (departmentNumber) | * name/username/email of sponsoring faculty or staff member (departmentNumber) | ||
| − | ** provide list of 'groups' to choose from | + | ** provide list of 'groups' to choose from, with 'other' as option |
* Alternate contact email address | * Alternate contact email address | ||
** stored in a new bxAlternateEmail attribute in LDAP | ** stored in a new bxAlternateEmail attribute in LDAP | ||
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User should be made aware of AD-20, AD-23, ADG-1, ADG-2 and agree to comply with these policies. | User should be made aware of AD-20, AD-23, ADG-1, ADG-2 and agree to comply with these policies. | ||
Should include text along the lines of https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=system/files/UserAcknowledgementForm.pdf and https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=node/236 | Should include text along the lines of https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=system/files/UserAcknowledgementForm.pdf and https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=node/236 | ||
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| + | Approval from the sponsor or an individual from the specified lab allowed to authorize new accounts must approve the account before it is created. | ||
= account entries in ldap = | = account entries in ldap = | ||
| + | see [[bxa:LDAP]] | ||
<pre>dn: uid=$uid,ou=people,dc=bx,dc=psu,dc=edu | <pre>dn: uid=$uid,ou=people,dc=bx,dc=psu,dc=edu | ||
objectClass: bxAccount | objectClass: bxAccount | ||
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altHomeDirectory: /home/$uid | altHomeDirectory: /home/$uid | ||
bxAlternateEmail: $alternateEmail | bxAlternateEmail: $alternateEmail | ||
| + | bxAccountCreated: [TIMESTAMP] | ||
mailLocalAddress: $uid@bx.psu.edu | mailLocalAddress: $uid@bx.psu.edu | ||
mailRoutingAddress: $alternateEmail</pre> | mailRoutingAddress: $alternateEmail</pre> | ||
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| + | = account creation = | ||
| + | Scripts are in /afs/bx.psu.edu/admin/bin. To get the next uid, try: | ||
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| + | <nowiki>% sh print_userids.sh | grep 13</nowiki> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 4 January 2012
request form
url will be https://admin.bx.psu.edu/requests/account/
Information required:
- first name
- last name
- (optional) penn state access account id (abc123)
- (optional) requsted username (if blank, will use access account name, or last name if above is blank)
- status
- Faculty, Grad Student, Postdoc, Undergraduate, Staff, Visitor, Other
- name/username/email of sponsoring faculty or staff member (departmentNumber)
- provide list of 'groups' to choose from, with 'other' as option
- Alternate contact email address
- stored in a new bxAlternateEmail attribute in LDAP
- used to email new user information
- mailRoutingAddress will be set to this initially
- (optional) office address, or building/floor (roomNumber)
- (optional) phone number
- (optional) preferred shell
User should be made aware of AD-20, AD-23, ADG-1, ADG-2 and agree to comply with these policies. Should include text along the lines of https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=system/files/UserAcknowledgementForm.pdf and https://www2.ems.psu.edu/computer_support/?q=node/236
Approval from the sponsor or an individual from the specified lab allowed to authorize new accounts must approve the account before it is created.
account entries in ldap
see bxa:LDAP
dn: uid=$uid,ou=people,dc=bx,dc=psu,dc=edu objectClass: bxAccount objectClass: inetOrgPerson objectClass: posixAccount objectClass: shadowAccount objectClass: inetLocalMailRecipient uid: $uid uidNumber: $uidnumber gidNumber: $gidnumber loginShell: $shell homeDirectory: $homedir_base/$uid cn: $first $last sn: $last givenName: $first displayname: $first $last mail: $uid@bx.psu.edu departmentNumber: $affiliation gecos: $first $last,$office,$phone,,($affiliation) roomNumber: $office altHomeDirectory: /home/$uid bxAlternateEmail: $alternateEmail bxAccountCreated: [TIMESTAMP] mailLocalAddress: $uid@bx.psu.edu mailRoutingAddress: $alternateEmail
account creation
Scripts are in /afs/bx.psu.edu/admin/bin. To get the next uid, try:
% sh print_userids.sh | grep 13
