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Accounts for computer usage

A personal account is required for work on FB3 computers and for the use of FB3 IT services.

Each account includes, among other things, a home directory, and the account is a prerequisite for setting up a personal website on the FB3 web server, for using the pool computers and printers in the FB3 practical area (building MZH), as well as for several other services.

Importing Uni-Accounts

All Uni-Accounts of users associated with the FB3 that were created after June 16, 2014, will be automatically imported to the FB3 (i.e., into the FB3 directory service). This includes the account name ("login name"), password hashes, user ID and other attributes. Therefore, the name and password of the Uni-Account are used for logging into the computers of FB3 and for FB3 IT services. Once the Uni-Account is no longer valid (usually upon leaving the university) or loses its association with the FB3, access to the computers and IT services of the FB3 is generally no longer possible.

The Uni-Account can be managed via the Online-Tools of Dezernat 8. They can also be used to change the password.

Uni-Accounts that were created before June 16, 2014, will not be automatically imported by the FB3. If the respective users wish to use FB3 computers and IT services, their university accounts can be imported manually. In this case, the technicians responsible for issuing access chips to the MZH and FB3 computer pool must be contacted (see Access System for contact details).

Note: The regulation described here applies equally to FB4 students in the Systems Engineering program and FB7 students in the Management Information Systems program; they are considered equivalent to FB3 students.

Owners of role-based accounts (e.g., for events) can also have these imported to the FB3 in individual cases. However, this does not happen automatically.

Alumni accounts cannot be imported to the FB3. A Uni-Account with the status of employee, student, or 'affiliate' is a prerequisite for the import.

Uni-Accounts of members of other faculties

Uni-Accounts of users from other faculties can be imported to the FB3 in various ways. In all cases, an association of the Uni-Account with the FB3 must be established for an import to be possible.

1. When transferring to the FB3, the Uni-Account is usually automatically associated with the FB3. If this is not the case or does not happen in a timely manner, the assignment can also be set up by the IT-Servicedesk of the university. A photo ID must be presented, as well as a document that shows the affiliation with the FB3 (e.g. an employee ID). The documents can also be sent via email to accountuni-bremen.de, so a personal visit is usually not necessary.
2. Members of other faculties who work as tutors or lecturers at the FB3 are entered accordingly in Stud.IP. This also associates their Uni-Account with the FB3 and allows for its import. The individuals responsible for the corresponding entry in Stud.IP can be found in the Stud.IP Legal Notice. Please use this form for this purpose. (The entry in Stud.IP can also trigger the automatic extension of an account that would otherwise have expired.) Tutors can also be entered in Stud.IP by the lecturer. Lecturer at the FB3 who do not have a contract cannot be transferred to the identity management via Stud.IP and must contact the university's IT Service Desk with proof; see 1.
3. Students from other faculties who participate in a project or a course at the FB3 must be reported by the organizers or their staff, specifying the duration and name of the course, to serviceinformatik.uni-bremen.de. The Uni-Accounts will then be imported for the duration of the course or project.
4. Groups of students from other faculties who participate in a Service-Veranstaltung at the FB3 can be associated with the FB3 using the group management system of Dezernat 8. For this purpose, the lecturer of the course can have the technical staff set up a user group into which the participants can be invited. All members of the group will then be automatically associated with the FB3.
5. All other special cases can usually be handled either through the use of the group management system (see 4.) or by granting so-called "entitlements", that can be assigned directly to the Uni-Account by the technical staff of the FB3.

Issuance of Uni-Accounts

All students of the University of Bremen automatically receive a university account upon enrollment.

Employees can apply for a Uni-Account through an online application or in person at the IT-Servicedesk. A photo ID and proof of employment are required. This also applies to special cases such as trainees, interns, and members of affiliated institutes like the DFKI.

Guests of the FB3 can obtain a Uni-Account if they present, in addition to the standard application form, an informal letter from the institute or research group management (with letterhead, stamp, etc.) that names the guest along with the duration of their stay or usage. Generally, the account is valid for one year; in exceptional cases, it can be valid for up to five years. The guest account can be extended by presenting a new letter.

Information about the Uni-Account can be found on the websites of Dezernat 8, particularly the account application form, the opening hours for account issuance, and the university's terms of service.

Regulations upon leaving the university

Students can join the Alumni Network of the University of Bremen (for a fee) after completing their studies. Registered alumni can retain their university account but lose access to FB3 services.

Employees who have worked at the university (not in an affiliated institute like the DFKI) and have retired from there can register as 'former employees' and retain their account (ehemaligeuni-bremen.de).

All other users can continue to use their account for about three months after leaving the university (although they will lose the 'status' that may be associated with certain special rights). After that, the account will be suspended. Emails can still be received but cannot be read, as logins will no longer be possible. After an additional three months, the account will be deleted from the mail system, and after another year, it will be completely removed (to prevent usernames from being reused immediately).

Users will be informed for the first time by email one month before the expiration of their account and will receive a total of four notifications before the account will be suspended.

Suspension and deletion of the Uni-Account will also affect accounts imported to the FB3. Currently (as of January 2016), accounts are still deleted semi-automatically, meaning through the action of technical staff, but in the future, this will be fully automated.

FB3 email server and addresses

When a Uni-Account is imported to the FB3, a set of email addresses is automatically created that redirects emails from FB3 domains to the Uni-Account, so that a user can e.g. be reached via addresses like userinformatik.uni-bremen.de.

A list of currently active FB3 email addresses for an account can be found in the FB3 Usertools.

This also applies to participants in the university's alumni program.