Applying for a CS Account
- Send an email to: help@cs.uml.edu or stop by Dandeneau Hall room 405 for requesting new account with the following info:
- a. Full Name including Middle initial if there is one.
- b. UMass Lowell (UML) email
- c. Student ID
- d. List what class you are in such as CS undergrad, CS Masters, CS PhD or non-CS. If you are CS undergrad, state the expecting year of graduation.
- When CS account is created, two emails will be sent to your UML email.
- a. One email is the instruction about how to change the password.
- b. Other email is about your CS account information.
- You need to use ssh client to connect to CS servers. Server name is cs.uml.edu.
- a. For Windows, download and install MobaXterm.
- b. For Mac, open up Mac Terminal and run 'ssh your_CS_username@cs.uml.edu'.
- You are required to change the password for first time login. How-to change the password is instructed below:
- a. After you login, system will state that the password is expired and prompt 'Current Password:'. Type in the password you received from email.
- b. If you type in correctly, system will prompt 'New Password:'. Type in new password that is complied with the password policy. System will ask you twice to type new password.
* New password policy is can't reuse last 4 passwords, minimum of 16 characters long with a mix of at least 1 digit, 1 uppercase and 1 special character. Something like myNewpassw0rd!stoolong
- If you have further questions or helps, please send an email to: help@cs.uml.eduor stop by Dandeneau Hall room 405.
