CSE Accounts - what are they?
Also see these topics for more specific information:- Accounts for Staff, Academic Visitors and NICTA Conjoints
- Student Accounts
- Group Accounts
- Special Accounts
- Courtesy and Collaboration Accounts
There is no such thing as an 'email-only' account. However, an account can be limited in various ways so only email works, for example not giving it a homedir or removing login permissions, if this is required or desired.
All CSE accounts are based on the same template: a username, a UID, membership of classes and groups, location of homedir and some fields for quota information and comments. Depending on the purpose of the account there will be additional fields such as the UPI (unique personal identifier) for people, a GID for group accounts and PATHs for course accounts.
With the exception of some system accounts, all CSE accounts have an expiry date set upon creation. Warnings about imminent expiry are sent to the account a month before and then week before expiry so that arrangements can be made for either extending the account or saving its data. The account's homedir will remain available in the backup system for some time after expiry, in case it is needed again. If an mlalias exists for the account, it will be allowed to remain for 6 months after expiry.
Can I have a CSE account?
Staff members, visiting academics, students, and academic collaborators are all eligible for accounts. Please review the links above for more information on these account types.The school is not inclined to provide resources in other cases, such as for friends and acquaintances of CSE staff, and so SS do not provide accounts in these cases. We advise people fitting into this category to seek computing resources elsewhere.