HEP Linux Account Registration
To obtain a HEP Linux account please ask your supervisor or (for new staff members) line manager to submit the following information to our Helpdesk (
helpdesk@hepREMOVETHIS.ph.liv.ac.uk)
*=mandatory |
Notes |
*Experiment |
Any affiliated experiments or projects, eg ATLAS, LIVDAT |
Special requirements |
Any software packages or computing equipment required other than standard desktop and Linux tools |
*End Date |
Date when the account (including user data) should be closed |
*Start Date |
Date when the account should be activated |
Request username |
Default username is first initial+family name eg jbloggs, but you can request something else |
*Full name |
eg Joe Bloggs |
*Contact Email |
Email address for the user where they can be contacted in case of any problems |
Location |
Expected location of the user eg 4th floor open area, office number or CERN |
Contact Phone |
Phone number for the user where they can be contacted in case of any problems |
*Supervisor Name |
Supervisor/Line manager's name |
*MWS username |
Where possible please provide the MWS username if known (this is mandatory for SSH access) |
If the new user has a personal laptop they wish to use on the network they should send the MAC address of the wired ethernet port to helpdesk.
A one page guide to the HEP Linux service is attached to this page, please read this before using the service. A Linux command line cheat sheet is also attached to help get you started if you've never used Linux before.
HEP Linux accounts are subject to standard University of Liverpool regulations on IT usage. See
http://www.liv.ac.uk/csd/regulations/. Any abuse of HEP computer systems or networks will lead to immediate suspension of the account.
Supervisors will be contacted on the end date about whether the account should be closed. They should move any data that is still needed to another account within one month.