Instructions for New Users

Fermilab

  1. Obtain or Renew Fermilab Visitor ID number
    - You need a Fermilab ID number before obtaining access to any Fermilab computing resources.
    - Are you an Off-Site User (also known as 'Remote User')?
  2. Read the Computing Orientation for New Employees
  3. Request Computing Username and Primary Accounts
    - Username, Email address, Kerberos Principal, CRYPTOCard, IMAP account.
    - Do you need to Reactivate Primary Account and/or Kerberos Principal?

US CMS

  1. Get CMS Computing Accounts at Fermilab
    - AFS account, FNALU cluster, web page.
  2. Join Mailing Lists
    - USCMS-ALL, USMCS-LPC, LPC-HOWTO, etc.

CERN

  1. Register as a CERN User
    - If you are present at CERN:
    Go to the CERN Users' Office web page.
    - If you are not present at CERN:
    Fill out the CERN CMS Registration Form and fax it to the CMS Secretariat.
  2. Read the Rules for Use of CERN Computing Facilities
  3. Get CMS Computing Accounts at CERN
    - Linux account, email address
  4. Register with HyperNews

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