CISE Help & Resources
Accounts
Contents
Applying for a CISE account
- Applying locally for a CISE account
- Applying remotely for a CISE account
- Applying for a PC account
- Applying for an Oracle/Sybase/Postgres account
- Renewing a CISE account
Other Account Concerns
Applying locally for a CISE account
If you are on campus, and able to come to the CISE building, the directions here involve fewer steps, and will likely result in your account being created quicker.
If you are off campus, or if it is inconveniant to come to the CISE building, you can use the remote application instructions given below to apply for a CISE account.
Note: All account owners are responsible for knowing and following the CISE Acceptable Use Policy, and other CISE policies. They are also responsible for knowing the information contained in the CISE help pages relevant to their uses of the account. You must meet eligibility requirements for a CISE account.
Log in to one of the sun terminals in the CSE 114 lab. To log in, use the following information:
Username: register Password: register
You will then be asked whether you are applying for a new account, or renewing an existing account. Select the option for applying for a new account and proceed to answer the questions.
Once you have finished the application, you will be asked whether you want to email the application to a personal email address or enter no email address to print it locally.
- To have the application emailed to you, enter an email address here. You will then need to retreive your application from that email address, print it, and bring it to a consultant for approval. (Note: You must select this option if you wish to be notified via email when your account has been created.)
- If you do not need to be notified via email when your account is created, do not enter an email address here. The application will print out automatically behind the consultant desk.
If there is a consultant on duty, you must notify them you just applied for an account. The consultant will pick up the form, check your UF ID, get you to sign the form, and submit it for processing.
If there is no consultant on duty, you will need to pick up the printout yourself. Please do not do this if a consultant is on duty. Registration forms are printed out on the printer in the corner or the room near the consult desk (the small printer in the very corner, NOT the main printer that everyone uses), so walk around the consult desk back to the corner to get the application. You will then need to take the form up to room CSE 314 and turn it in to one of the system administrators. They work fairly normal hours (8-5), so if nobody is there, you will need to turn the form in at a later date either to a consultant or administrator. Until the form is actually turned in, it will NOT be processed.
Accounts are generally ready in two days. If you do not process the printout, i.e. if no consultant signed the form, or if you did not turn the form in to an administrator, your account will NOT be created or renewed.
Applying remotely for a CISE account
If you are on campus, and able to come to the CISE building, the directions for apply locally (in the previous section) involve fewer steps, and will likely result in your account being created quicker.
If you are off campus, or if it is inconveniant to come to the CISE building, you can use the remote application instructions given here to apply for a CISE account.
Note: All account owners are responsible for knowing and following the CISE Acceptable Use Policy, and other CISE policies. They are also responsible for knowing the information contained in the CISE help pages relevant to their uses of the account. You must meet eligibility requirements for a CISE account.
You will need to login securely using ssh. More information on this can be seen here.
Hostname: register.cise.ufl.edu Username: register Password: register
Follow the instructions above for applying locally, except that when you are prompted for an email address, enter one where the form should be sent. If for some reason you can't receive the form by e-mail, have the form printed out, and then send a short email to with a fax number to which your application can be sent.
Once you have the form (by email or FAX), sign it and fax it back (352-392-1220), along with a copy of a picture ID. Once your signed application is received, your account will be created within one or two business days. When you FAX the form back, please send a short email to letting us know so we can pick up the form.
Applying for a PC account
All new accounts automatically get access to all departmentally managed UNIX and Windows computers. There is no need to apply separately for an account on the PCs. Details on Windows accounts are here.
Some older CISE accounts may need to request an account on the PCs. This must be done locally (since there is no remote access to the PCs, this should not present a problem). To apply for a PC account, you must see the Ernest Hall in CSE 314C, or any other administrator in CSE 314 if he is not there.
Applying for an Oracle/Sybase/Postgres account
Instructions for applying for database accounts are on the database help page. The department maintains both Oracle and Postgres. It runs Sybase, but this is deprecated, and new accounts will generally not be created for it.
Renewing a CISE account
The instructions for renewing an account (which can be done locally or remotely) are identical to those above. The only difference is that at the beginning, when asked whether you are applying for a new account or renewing an existing one, choose the renewing an existing option. You will then be prompted for the username and additional information.
You will need to renew your account in the following instances:
- You have forgotten your password and need to choose a new one
- Your classification in the department has changed (undergrad to grad for example)
System notifications
Periodically, the system staff sends out notices concerning important system changes. Typically, this is done via email, so all users of CISE accounts are required to read email sent to their CISE account. If it is more conveniant, that email may be forwarded to another email account, but one way or another, users must read CISE email.
All users are held responsible for the information sent by the system staff to their CISE account.
Eligibility for a CISE account
Only people who are directly affiliated with the CISE department are eligible for a CISE account. These include:
- All faculty, staff, and CISE employees (including student helpers)
- Students enrolled as a CISE undergrad, post-bac, grad, or PhD
student. The following classifications are considered CISE
students:
- CEN (Computer Engineering through the CISE Department)
- CIS (Business Computer and Information Sciences)
- CSC (Liberal Arts & Sciences Computer and Information Sciences)
- IES (Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies/Digital Arts and Sciences Program)
- UF students taking CISE classes which require a CISE account
- Guests of CISE faculty who are working on research projects with that faculty member
CISE account expiration
Any CISE major who has been accepted into the department is eligible to apply for a computer account that is subject to renewal, but otherwise is good for as long as the student remains in good standing with the department and the college. These accounts may be periodically expired requiring the student to submit a renewal application.
Accounts which were created for a specific class will expire during the break at the end of the semester in which the account was used. These accounts may be renewed if the student proves to be taking classes which require the account the following semester.
Expired accounts are given a period of time before being deleted (generally one semester), during which time they may be renewed. When accounts are due to be expired, the users will be notified and requested to renew their accounts (if applicable). Accounts which are not renewed should be backed up. Once an account is expired and deleted, the files should be considered irretrievable, except under the most rare of circumstances.
For more details, see the Account Expiration page.
Changing your password
All users are strongly encouraged to change their passwords periodically. Under normal circumstances, users are encouraged to change their password at least every 6 months. Though inconveniant, this will greatly decrease the likelihood of someone breaking into your account.
To change your password, you must log on to a Unix machine (either a sun or a linux computer) and run the command passwd. If you are on a PC running windows, you must first log on to a unix machine using SSH or Xwin32.
Forgotten passwords or unable to login
If you tried to log in and the login window says "Login incorrect", you typed in a wrong username or password. Try again with your correct password. If you cannot remember the correct password, you MUST renew your account using the directions above.
If you logged in and got logged back out immediately, then there is a problem with the account itself and not your username and password. See a consult on desk immediately if this happens.