Logging Into Your Novell Account

To login to your Novell account, all you need to know your username and password - nothing more. Your Novell username is usually the same as your E-Mail username.

Student E-Mail Account Usernames will be a maximum of 8 characters.

Accounts created after Jan 4, 2004

Unless there's a duplicate, your username will be the first 5 letters of your last name, the first letter of your first name, and the last two digits of your Campus ID number. The initial password is set to the full 7-digit Campus ID number. To verify your username, search the On-line Directory.

Accounts created before Jan 4, 2004

For all accounts created before January 4, 2004, student usernames are the first 5 letters of their last name + the first letter of their first name + the last 2 digits of their SSN. The initial password is the student's SSN without any dashes or spaces. For example, Jane J. Smith has a SSN of 123-45-6799, so her username is smithj99 and her initial password is 123456799.

The following instructions will take you through the process of logging into your personal Novell account from Windows 95/98.

Step 1. If the PC is turned off, turn it on and go to step 2. If the PC is on and waiting at the "Novell Login" screen, go to step 2. If the PC is already on and the Windows 95 status bar is displayed, click on the "Start" button and click on "Shut Down...". The "Shut Down Windows" dialog box will appear. Click on "Restart the computer?" and click on "Yes".

Step 2. When the PC has finished its process it will stop at the "Novell Login" dialog box. The screen will prompt you for your Username and Password.

Step 3. Type your username in the "Username" field and press [Tab]. Type your password in the "Password" field and press [Enter].

Step 4. If this is the first time you have logged into your Novell account, or, the screen will notify you that your password has expired and ask you if you want to change your password. Click on "Yes". If you do not get this "Confirm..." screen, go to step 7.

Step 5. The Novell "Change Password" dialog box will prompt you for a new Novell password. You must use a password that is at least 5 characters long.

Note: Academic Computing recommends that when selecting a password you do not use any word that can be found in a dictionary or familiar names and dates. The best type of password is a cryptic combination of letters, numbers, and/or symbols.

Step 6. Type your new password in the "Enter new password:" field and press [Tab]. Retype your new password in the "Retype new password:" field for verification, and press [Enter]. If you enter an invalid password the screen will prompt you for the information again.

Step 7. A "Change Windows Password" dialog box may appear and prompt you for and new Windows password. If it does, press [Enter] or click on "OK". If the dialog box does not clear, press [Esc] or click on "Cancel" to clear it.

Step 8. When both the Novell system and Windows have authenticated your username and password, your Novell login script will run. The login script will automatically configure the PC environment for you. When it is complete, it will close.

Congratulations! You have successfully logged into the Novell Network.

IMPORTANT - Please remember to logout of your Novell account before you leave the PC. If you do not, the next person that uses the PC will have access to your account and your files.