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 Welcome to the IQ computing environment. By finding the IQwiki you have already finished the first step to get started. The IT section contains most necessary information information concerning computers in our institute. This page will give you some basic information about our computers and servers. Welcome to the IQ computing environment. By finding the IQwiki you have already finished the first step to get started. The IT section contains most necessary information information concerning computers in our institute. This page will give you some basic information about our computers and servers.
  
-==== Setup your account ====+==== Get an IQ-Account ====
 With an IQ-account, you will gain access to to our IT services hosted at the IQ, so in principle, everything that ends with ''*.iqo.uni-hannover.de''.\\ With an IQ-account, you will gain access to to our IT services hosted at the IQ, so in principle, everything that ends with ''*.iqo.uni-hannover.de''.\\
 Some groups might use additional IT services that are not hosted by the IQ. For this, you address your respective group leader directly. Below, you find a short list of additional IT services that are commonly used. Some groups might use additional IT services that are not hosted by the IQ. For this, you address your respective group leader directly. Below, you find a short list of additional IT services that are commonly used.
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 <note important>If you already had an IQ-account in the past, tell the admin about it! This avoids confusion or double-account creation</note> <note important>If you already had an IQ-account in the past, tell the admin about it! This avoids confusion or double-account creation</note>
-  * **Get an IQ-account:** Drop by in person by one of [[it:iqo-admins:start|our admins]]. If this does not work for you, [[it:gettingstarted:get_account:start|you can also apply for an IQ account via mail]] +  * **Get an IQ-account:** There are two options to get an IQ account 
-  * **Please read the [[it:it_security:passwordpolicy:start|Password Policy]]:** Our servers are accessible worldwide. So the choice of a secure password is crucial. No re-use of an existing password of yours. **Make up a unique password for your IQ account**.+     - Drop by in person by one of [[it:iqo-admins:start|our admins]] (preferred method) 
 +     - Apply for an IQ account [[it:gettingstarted:get_account:start|via mail]] 
 +  * **Please read the [[it:it_security:passwordpolicy:start|Password Policy]]:** Our servers are accessible worldwide. So the choice of a secure password is crucial. No re-use of an existing password of yours. __Make up a unique password for your IQ account__.
   * **Get an email account:**  This should be part of your //Laufzettel//, handed out to you by Frau Kaisik. If you urgently needed, we can sideline the process and manually activate your IQ account with your private email address. However, once you have a valid institute email address, reach back to us so we can update the account. For information about mail configuration read the [[it:configuration_stuff:mailconfiguration:start|IQwiki page on Mail Configuration]].   * **Get an email account:**  This should be part of your //Laufzettel//, handed out to you by Frau Kaisik. If you urgently needed, we can sideline the process and manually activate your IQ account with your private email address. However, once you have a valid institute email address, reach back to us so we can update the account. For information about mail configuration read the [[it:configuration_stuff:mailconfiguration:start|IQwiki page on Mail Configuration]].
  
  
-=== Additional information ===+== Additional information ==
 Once you have an account, you might want to read about certain internals like... Once you have an account, you might want to read about certain internals like...
   * **Read the [[it:configuration_stuff:aboutafs:start|Introduction to AFS]]**: AFS is a distributed file system, which allows access to your files on the server. This will give you an overview over the basic features of our file server.   * **Read the [[it:configuration_stuff:aboutafs:start|Introduction to AFS]]**: AFS is a distributed file system, which allows access to your files on the server. This will give you an overview over the basic features of our file server.