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CISER Billing FAQ:  Types of Accounts and Their Management

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I understand there are new computing account types. Please explain:

The following types of accounts are now available at CISER:

  • Class Accounts: These are time-limited accounts for students, instructors and student Teaching Assistants for use in graduate research methods courses only. Course instructors should contact CISER (ciser@cornell.edu) regarding class accounts for their students.
  • Sponsored Research Accounts: these are for faculty and their affiliated research staff and student research assistants. Each user involved with a research project gets his/her own account, with up to $400 computing usage and 10 GB of disk space (per account) at no charge. Usage beyond this amount per user is billed to the associated faculty member. Additional disk space may be rented, see disk use charges for rates.
  • Thesis Accounts: All graduate students are eligible for their own thesis account with up to $400 computing usage and 10 GB in disk space per account. Students who need more resources than the subsidy may apply for additional coverage provided by Graduate School Subscriptions.
  • Tech Support Accounts: These are for helpdesk consultants who assist CISER users and must be approved by the applicant's supervisor. Resources are more limited than those for thesis or sponsored research.
  • Other: Accounts for other uses must be approved by CISER staff. Please write to ciser@cornell.edu with your request.

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How long will my current account be good?

Although your current account will not expire automatically, as they have done in the past, charges will begin accruing on July 1, 2009 to you or the associated faculty member you listed when you opened the account.  In order to avoid inappropriate charges please Apply for a new account . In the application you may ask for your current account to be converted to a new account type, with updated faculty information.

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Can I convert my current account to one of the new account types?

Yes, you may Apply for a new account and note in the "comments" field that you wish to convert your current account to the new account type.

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How can I separate someone else's usage from my account?
  • Normally individuals working on funded research would be associated with a faculty account or subscription.
  • Individuals doing thesis work are eligible for separate accounts and may apply for a thesis account.
  • If the thesis research involves Restricted Access Data contact the CRADC Custodian for more information.
  • Instructors, TA's, or individuals doing class work may apply for a class account.
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If I have multiple accounts, how will I be able to distinguish between them?

You'll have different user names, and with a scheme similar to the following (here I’m using "cam6" as the example netid, and User 6 as the example home directory):

  • Thesis account:  "cam6_TH" would be your login name, and your home directory would be U:\User6\cam6_TH
  • Research Account 1:  "cam6_RS1" would be your login name for a project with  Professor 1, and your home directory would  be U:\User6\cam6_RS1
  • Research Account 2:  "cam6_RS2" would be your login name for another project with Professor 2, and your home directory would be U:\User6\cam6_RS2

File permissions may be set so that you can easily move files from one account to another to get them in the proper location.

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