CERN and ATLAS computing accounts

CERN account

ATLAS account

Submission of forms and account activation

In order to submit completed forms, see Valerie Flood (room 479, v.flood@physics.gla.ac.uk). The registration process can take a few days. If registration is required urgently, you can e-mail atlas.secretariat@cern.ch or call + 41 22 767 42 explaining your situation. Other useful contacts are Connie Potter (connie.potter@cern.ch) and Shamila Silbert-Urwicz (shamila.silbert.urwicz@cern.ch). It should be noted that Connie Potter or Shamila Silbert-Urwicz might leave the secretariat shortly. Thus, it is best to e-mail atlas.secretariat@cern.ch in order to account for these possible staff changes. You might also consult the current ATLAS Secretariat webpage for more information, which you can find within the ATLAS webpages.

Once you are registered with CERN, you will receive an e-mail containing your CERN e-mail address, your login name and your passcode. In order to fully activate your account, you must log on to http://cern.ch/cernaccount within three days to do the following:

• Complete a short online course on Security Training and Computer Rules.
• Sign the CERN Computing Rules.
• Change your passcode.

If you wish to check whether you are on the ATLAS members' list (before attempting to activate your account) you can check the the full members list or this search utility. If you are asked for a login, the "generic ATLAS credentials" are to be used (ask if you do not know what this means).

-- WilliamBreadenMadden - 2010-10-21

Getting an lxplus account

Running at CERN, lxplus is an alternative to running Athena jobs locally.

Everything you ever wanted to know about setting up an account on lxplus but were afraid to ask can be found here:

Using your lxplus account

Everything else you want to know about running on lxplus at CERN can be found on the ATLAS Beginner's Workbook. This tends to be kept up-to-date, for latest releases etc., and is maintained by Steve Lloyd . You can log in to lxplus as follows:

ssh  [CERNusername]@lxplus5.cern.ch

or (for SLC4)

ssh  [CERNusername]@lxplus4.cern.ch

Getting a CERN and ATLAS Computing Account

• Atlas Registration Form (.pdf)
• CERN Registration Form

Beginner's Workbook

ssh [CERNusername]@lxplus.cern.ch

then you can check your mail there (and forward it if necessary back to Glasgow) by typing pine

ATLAS TWiki Access

To access the protected pages on the central ATLAS TWiki you must have a CERN computer account. This requires being registered on the CERN HR database, for which see Craig Buttar (Room 482, c.buttar@physics.gla.ac.uk). Once you are registered with CERN you must contact the Computing Group Administrator (for our group, ZP, this is Connie Potter, Connie.Potter@cern.ch, or you can use Atlas.Secretariat@cern.ch) and sign the electronic Computer Centre User Registration Form. You will then receive a login and initial password (which should be changed), and these will allow you to access your account almost immediately. You have three days to complete the CERN computing security course and confirm that you have read and accepted the CERN Computing Rules, after which your account will have been fully activated.

If you wish to check whether you are on the ATLAS members' list (before attempting to activate your account) you may check the full members list or this search utility. If you are asked for a login, the "generic ATLAS credentials" are to be used (ask if you do not know what this means).

If there is any confusion, refer to these pages:

• Account Registration (where you can find out how to determine who the Administrator is, if this has changed)

• New procedure for account registration (guidance on electronic registration process)

• All about accounts and passwords at CERN

• CERN IT helpdesk (including email and telephone number)

-- GavinKirby - 16 Jun 2009

• CERN Registration Form

• ATLAS Workbook - Getting an Account

Atlas Registration Page

• Atlas Registration Form (.pdf)
• CERN Registration Form

Craig Buttar

Tony Doyle

Using your lxplus account

Everything else you want to know about running at CERN, on lxplus, can be found on the Atlas Beginner's Workbook.

This tends to be kept up-to-date, for latest releases etc, and is maintained by Steve Lloyd .

-- CatherineWright - 28 Jul 2008

Computing @ CERN

Running at CERN, on lxplus is an alternative for running Athena jobs.

Getting an account (on lxplus)

To get an lxplus account:

• Email the Atlas Secretariat to request an account.

Beginner's Workbook

-- CatherineWright - 15 Jul 2008