AFS Accounts and Research Computers
A research computing account consists of an account on the central file
server (AFS) and login privileges on one or more computers that all share the
same AFS accounts for user home directories. AFS accounts are available to any
member of the Dartmouth community. Sponsored (non-DND) accounts can be created
in special cases.
Some of the computers automatically enable all accounts, while others are
restricted to faculty, staff, and graduate students for research purposes and
have a limited set of accounts enabled. The Application for a Research Computing Account form can be
used to create a new account or request additional resources for an existing
account. Users may also access the AFS file servers from their own
personal workstations.
Getting An Account
To request an account, use the Application for a
Research Computing Account form. Specify your UNIX operating system,
application, disk, and memory requirements. Your account will be created within
two business days. You will receive an e-mail message with the details of the
account that has been created, including the login and initial password, the
computers where the account has been activated, and how to get help. If no disk
quota resources are specified, accounts are initially set up with disk space
quotas of 200 MB. However, research quotas can be increased according to needs.
All accounts on central systems are backed up on a regular schedule as a
protection against accidental deletion of files. However, backup files are not
kept indefinitely. Please consult the backup schedule for details.
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