{"id":1109,"date":"2012-01-05T13:49:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T18:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/?page_id=1109"},"modified":"2014-12-23T14:47:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T19:47:10","slug":"special-accounts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/it\/comm-collab\/accounts\/special-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Overview<\/th>\nSome accounts are tied to special services that do not use the standard BU login name and Kerberos password or are accounts on legacy systems. Details and eligibility for those accounts are described below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Available To<\/th>\nStudents, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Prospective Students, New\/Incoming Students, Guests<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benefits<\/th>\nEach special account has its own benefits, as outlined below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key Features<\/th>\n\n
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  • Alumni<\/strong> \u2013 exclusive E-mail Forwarding for Life (EFL) services and online resources for BU Alumni<\/li>\n
  • Applicants<\/strong> \u2013 individual access to web-based resources for prospective students and affiliates<\/li>\n
  • Linux Virtual Lab<\/strong> \u2013 The Linux Virtual Lab is BU\u2019s general purpose Linux interactive timesharing environment for use by the BU community, and part of BU\u2019s larger Shared Computing Cluster (SCC).<\/li>\n
  • SCF\/Research Computing<\/strong> \u2013 Scientific Computing Facilities accounts, for specialized resources in research computing and scientific visualization<\/li>\n
  • Mainframe<\/strong> \u2013 for authorized staff who need to perform administrative functions on the Business Link, Faculty\/Staff Link, or in UIS GALAXY<\/li>\n
  • AD2<\/strong> \u2013 access for Administrative Staff to certain resources on Microsoft platforms<\/li>\n
  • DataMotion SecureMail<\/strong> \u2013 accounts for sending and receiving secure, encrypted messages with your BU e-mail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Requirements<\/th>\nUnique requirements are listed on the page describing each account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost<\/th>\nNo charge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Getting Started<\/th>\nLearn more about a special account:<\/p>\n