Accounts (https://phas.ubc.ca/accounts)
PHAS User Accounts
Due to the COVID-19, if you need a PHAS account, please contact sysadmin@phas.ubc.ca (mailto:sysadmin@phas.ubc.ca).
Generally, use of the department's computer facilities requires an individual account. Department members & students registered in a course in PHYS, ASTR, or ENPH, can get an account. For registered undergraduate students, on-line registration is available at the kiosks in Hennings 203 and 205 (look for the "REGISTER HERE" signs on top of the monitors). Department members should see a systems administrator for account creation. It is a condition of your login privileges that you have read and agree to UBC's Responsible Use Policy (http://www.it.ubc.ca/security/securitypolicies.html) and abide by the policies of the labs.
These accounts give one access to the lab facilities (https://phas.ubc.ca/computer-labs), access to the department's login hosts, disk space, and printers. Email accounts (https://phas.ubc.ca/email) are also provided for faculty, staff and graduate students.
PHAS password policy
As of 2014-04-01, your password must meet the following requirements:
- length: Must be 12-20 characters (ASCII 7 bit) ( max of 20 is set by Microsoft server)
- Must contain at least one upper case letter [A-Z]
- Must contain at least one lower case letter [a-z]
- Must contain at least one number [0-9]
- Must contain at least one symbol: ! '"#$%&()*+,./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~-
Passwords will expire after one year.
PHAS accounts normally remain valid for 3 months after a user leaves the department in good standing or ceases to be a registered student. Exemptions are rare and only in special cases which are supported by a supervisor.
Changing Your Passowrd
Generic Instructions:
- Open a terminal window (MAC users: Finder->Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
- Login to ssh.phas.ubc.ca:
ssh <username>@ssh.phas.ubc.ca
(for more information about ssh please refer to our secure login (https://phas.ubc.ca/secure-login) page)
- Use the "passwd" command to change your password:
passwd
Instructions for Windows Users:
- Download MobaXterm v7.1 (portable edition) from here (http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html).
- Open (double-click) on the downloaded file MobaXterm_v7.1.exe.
- In the window that pops up, type the following:
ssh <username>@ssh.phas.ubc.ca
Enter your password when prompted.
- Now that you are logged in, use the "passwd" command to change your password:
<username>@hyper:-$ passwd
Please see also our secure passwords (https://phas.ubc.ca/secure-passwords) page.