Computer Accounts

Any person affiliated with USC may request several different types of accounts. Basic email accounts are created automatically for all members of the University community. Student accounts are available to all students registered for the current semester. Faculty and staff accounts are available to all faculty and staff members of USC. Both students and faculty/staff can activate their accounts from the Firstlogin site located at http://www.usc.edu/firstlogin.

If you need an account to work on projects requiring high performance computing, a research account may be obtained by contacting your department's authorized signer. Recognized organizations at USC may also request accounts.

The Computer Accounts Administration office provides information and services for the creation, management and maintenance of all Unix accounts. If you have any questions, you can contact them by phoning 740-5555, or via e-mail at accounts@usc.edu. BMR inquiries can be directed to its-software@usc.edu.

Available Accounts
	Student Computer Accounts - Information about student computer accounts along with a guide to ITS resources is available in Getting Started for Students.
	Faculty & Staff Computer Accounts - Information about faculty and staff computer accounts along with a beginning guide to computer use is available in Getting Started for Faculty and Staff.
	Research Computer Accounts - Information about research accounts designed to meet high performance computing needs.
	Student Organizational Computer Accounts - Information for establishing an email/Web account for a recognized student organization.
	Departmental/Organizational Computer Accounts - Information for establishing an email account for departments and recognized faculty/staff organizations.
	USCWeb Accounts (CWIS) - Information about establishing an account on the USC Web Server (departments and faculty/staff organizations).
	CGI Development Accounts - Information about establishing an account for CGI web development.
	RealMedia Accounts - Information about establishing an account on the USC Web Server to enable video and audio streaming using the Real Media streaming software.
	SANDS - Information about Basic Microcomputer accounts can be found here. You can also fill out the online application.
	Frequently Asked Account Questions
	Departmental Authorized Signers
	Computer Account Policies - Information about computer policies including password changes and username changes.
	Alumni Information

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