Cascina EGO-Virgo accounts

Account Types

There are three types of accounts at Cascina, which are all described below.

Please note that these account types are not inter-dependent, so changing the password for one will not change the passwords for the other accounts.

1 - Active Directory accounts

Active Directory accounts are used to:

• for all users:
  • pre-authenticate at the level of the firewall (https://fw.ego-gw.it/connect/);
  • access the web services (TDS, Logbook, Wiki, indico,e-mail, etc.).
• for Virgo users only:
  • log-in to the EGO Windows workstations;
  • log-in to the EGO wireless network.

Requesting and managing an Active Directory account

• If you do not have an Active Directory account, please refer to the EGO User Profile page, which provides all of the required information
• The same page can be used to reset your password: click on 'Reset Active Directory password' and undertake the required two-step procedure.

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2 - LINUX accounts

LINUX accounts are used to:

• establish a single desktop session via Thinlinc on the workstation clusters pointing to these front-ends:
  • farmn.virgo.infn.it for the farmnXX.virgo.infn.it nodes;
  • ctrl.virgo.infn.it for the ctrlXX.virgo.infn.it nodes.
• access the command line via SSH of each of the following nodes:
  
  • the nodes in the range farmn1.virgo.infn.it to farmn13.virgo.infn.it;
  • the olserver nodes;
  • and the ctrl nodes.

Requesting and managing a LINUX account

A LINUX account can be requested by sending an e-mail to service@ego-gw.it. Remember to add the e-mail address of your Collaboration Reference Person in CC to your e-mail. Please include the following information:

• Forename;
• Surname;
• Institute e-mail address;
• Institute name;
• Collaboration to which you belong (Virgo, LSC, KAGRA);
• The name of the Collaboration Reference Person, you add in CC to the e-mail.

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3 - Working Area accounts

These are used to access the EGO-Virgo Working Area legacy software.

Requesting and managing a Working Area account

A Working Area account can be requested by sending an email to service@ego-gw.it.

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Requesting further assistance

Further assistance, should it be required, can be requested by contacting the EGO IT Department at the following email address: service@ego-gw.it.