How to Apply for Computer / Email Accounts

To create these accounts use either of these methods:

• Method One: Follow the steps on the OIT Account Creation pages: New Account Creation
• Method Two: Use the procedure outlined here:
  1. In order to proceed you must be listed in the campus LDAP Directory. To check your status on this system go to the Directory ID Search page. If you do not find a listing, check you status with the Departmental Personnel Office (PHY-1109).
  2. Once you have verified that you are in the LDAP Directory, you will need to set your Directory Identity. Follow the instructions on the Directory Identiy Page. You must use your Directory ID and Directory Password to access various campus systems, including the account creation processor, listed in the next step.
  3. Start here to establish your computer and email accounts with access to systems and services. Depending on your relationship with the University and how you are entering, you should start at one of the following links:
     • New Incoming Students
     • Incoming Faculty/Staff
     • Existing Faculty/Staff/Students
     Notes:
     1. Assure that you activate both your Mail@umd and glue accounts by checking the appropriate boxes.
     2. Your email Mail@umd account will be activated almost immediately; your glue account should be active in less than one working day;
     3. When your glue account has become active, you may access one of the Physics login computers:
     • the generic login for All Users is through an SSH session on 'login.physics.umd.edu';
  4. Your Mail@umd should be active immediately. It is accessible at: http://mail.umd.edu/. Your mail addtess will be 'DirID@umd.edu', or equivalently 'username@umd.edu';
  5. Should you have problems contact the Physics Computing Services staff through the physhelp request system, by calling X-56180, or going to PHY-1328.

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  Requesting Access to Departmental or Research Group Resources

  • login to the glue system. If you do not currently have access to a PNCE system, you can login to 'glue.umd.edu'.
  • execute the program '/:/department/phys/local/bin/physaccess'
  • select the group you are a member of; if you do not yet have access to the Physics Network Computing Environment, and you are a legitimate member of the Department of Physics, you should select the 'General Physics Departmental Access' option.
  • a request will be sent to the manager of the specific group asking for authorization. When authorization is received, access will be granted.

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