Hi,
we asked for the full accounts when we did the bulk request, not for
light weight.
cheers
alessandra
On 15/09/2016 09:35, Alastair Dewhurst wrote:
> Hi
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> 1) Lightweight account = anyone can sign up, basically all it does is allow you to join mail lists that are marked as "CERN emails only”. If you need to come on site a member of CERN personnel can get you a stay for as long as the event you are attending lasts.
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> 2) External account = This is the full CERN computing account, but it doesn’t give you a CERN pass, so you can’t get on site. It also means a lot less paper work to be filled in. In order to get one of these accounts (as a WLCG member) you need either Jeremy Coles or Ian Collier to send in the request. If you need to come on site a member of CERN personnel can get you a stay for as long as the event you are attending lasts.
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> 3) Full account = Full CERN computing account + access pass to site. This involves filling in forms and going to the user office.
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> Obviously unless you sign up with a VO, you won’t have access to their stuff. The guideline for getting a Full account rather than an External account is if you come to CERN 3 or more times a year.
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> Alastair
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> P.S. This link (https://admin-eguide.web.cern.ch/en/procedure/visitors-cards-access-cern-visitors-and-conference-participants) provides information about what visitors need to do to gain access to site, however it is only available to those with a CERN account….
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>> On 15 Sep 2016, at 09:23, sjones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> I would possibly like one, but am unclear on what the distinctions are
>>> between the various CERN account types. I think I have a 'lightweight
>>> account' already but it doesn't seem to let me do anything useful.
>> Yes; I'm confused about the access levels too. And, now you mention it, I checked and I _do_ have a Lightweight Account. But I don't know what it permits me to do...
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>> Ste
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