bflb-new-account-help

Obtaining an BFLB computer account at SLAC

Members must obtain an account at SLAC in order to modify the group's AFS resources (CVS repository, web pages). The first step is to complete this online form with the SLAC User's Organization. Use the following responses:

Your work type: Other
Experiment you will be working on: BFLB ==> BFactory Legacy Book

Once you have been assigned an active SLAC ID number (check using the phonebook), request a SLAC computer account following these guidelines.

Fax your completed "Declaration to be Signed by All Users of SLAC Information Resources" to the SCS Help Desk at ++1-650-926-4003.

On the "SLAC Computer Account Form", request a "Central UNIX" account and write "Join AFS group g-www:g-xorg-bflb" under "Additional instructions or special group requrirements".

Fax your completed account request form to Soeren Prell (who is serving at "Computer Czar" for these accounts) at ++1-515-294-3747. Be sure to include a cover page that identifies that this form is being sent to Soeren Prell (since this is a department fax).

Once your account is setup, you should be able to get an AFS token from any computer with AFS client software installed (not restricted to SLAC computers). To test your account, try the following commands:

klog -princ userid -cell slac.stanford.edu [ get your token ]
cd /afs/slac.stanford.edu/www/xorg/BFLB/ [ go to the top-level BFLB directory ]
pts membership g-www:g-xorg-bflb[ check that you have write privileges ]