How to sign up for a CCIS account

by Christopher Allison on June 13, 2011

Last updated June 13, 2011

Requesting a CCIS account is a two-step process:

  1. Run the CCIS account program. Either:
    • On any UNIX computer in the college, type account at both the login: and Password: prompts. Most of these computers can be found in room 102 West Village H. OR
    • From outside CCIS, connect via SSH to login.ccs.neu.edu and log in as “account” with password “account”. If you don’t have access to an ssh client, you can connect to http://login.ccs.neu.edu/ with a Java-capable browser, and launch the ssh client java applet hosted there.

    You will be asked for your real name, requested account name, password, and other information. Answer all the questions correctly. NOTE: If you do not run the account program, we can not create your account.

  2. Fill out the CCIS Account Request Form, copies of which can be found:

    And submit it back to the CCIS Systems group either:

    If you do not submit an account request form, or if your account request form is not signed in pen, your account request will not be processed.

Once you have completed the above process, please allow two business days for us to process your request.

For more information, please see our legacy welcome page.

Page Credit: William Furr, for pointing out that this information was not documented on HOWTO. Thank you, William!