====== Mills account requests ======

All Mills cluster accounts must be sponsored by a [[:abstract:mills:account:stakeholders/|Mills stakeholder]] for a particular //investing-entity//.  

<note warning>No new accounts can be requested for Mills since it is a retired.</note>
===== Cluster accounts =====

The cluster's compute nodes are organizationally identified by UD research
group names. A //stakeholder// is a UD researcher who contributed financially to a node's purchase. An
//investing-entity// consists of the stakeholders who combined funds to purchase a particular
compute node or set of nodes. Each investing-entity has a //principal stakeholder// who is the
administrative point of contact for its compute nodes.

There are two types of cluster accounts: //stakeholders// and //sponsored users//. Sponsored users
are researchers having at least one stakeholder willing to share his/her cluster resources
(compute nodes, storage allocation).

For each investing-entity, the principal stakeholder is responsible for establishing and enforcing
group-use policies for his/her sponsored users. 

<note important> Principle stakeholder's can request to add or remove access for a sponsored user on his/her //investing-entity// by submitting a [[http://www.udel.edu/deptforms/it/research_computing/index.html|Research Computing Help Request]] selecting ''High-Performance Computing'' and appropriate cluster for problem details. Please include in the problem description to add or remove

  * **UD community members:** UDelNet ID and full name
  * **Guests:** Full name and email address (preferably a university, institution or organization; not personal)

</note>

If you are a UD community member, your cluster username and password are the same as your UDelNet ID
and password. You may change your UDelNet ID or password on the [[http://www.udel.edu/network|UD network page]], but it is only synced at noon and midnight daily.

If you are not a UD community member, IT will create a username having the form //hpcguest//<<//uid//>>, and
an initial password for you. It is based on the unique, 4-digit numerical identifier IT assigns to you. You can [[https://www.hpc.udel.edu/user/password.php|change your password]] via [[http://www.hpc.udel.edu|UD IT HPC]] page by clicking on the ''login'' button at the top of the page and enter your //hpcguest//<<//uid//>> and current password. The new password will immediately take effect on HPC systems.

Your password should always comply with UD's [[http://www1.udel.edu/security/bestpractices/passwords.html|password
recommendations]].

^Command   ^Function ^
| ''hpc-user-info -a'' <<//username//>> |Display info about a user |
| ''hpc-user-info -h''            |Display complete syntax |

For example,
<code bash>
[traine@mills ~]$ hpc-user-info -a traine
full-name = Student Training
last-name = Student Training
home-directory = /home/1201
email-address = traine@udel.edu
clusters = Mills
</code>


===== Cluster groups =====

The cluster groups of which you are a member determine which computing nodes, job queues, and
storage resources you may use. Each group has a unique descriptive group name (//gname)//. There are
two categories of group names: //class// and //investing-entity//.

**//The class category//**:** **All users belong to the group named //everyone//. Members of the UD
community also belong to the group named //ud-user//. Non-UD users are members of the group named
//hpc-guests//. Other group names currently include //facstaff//, //students//, and
//stakeholders//.

**//The investing-entity category//**: Each investing-entity has a unique group name (e.g., //nanotech//
or the principal stakeholder's username) also referred to as [[abstract:mills:app_dev:compute_env#using-workgroup-and-directories|workgroup]]. The investing-entity's stakeholders and its sponsored
users are members of that cluster group. To see the usernames of all members of an
investing-entity's group, type the ''getent group'' <<//investing_entity//>> command.

For example, the command below will display the usernames of the ''it_css'' members.

<code bash>getent group it_css</code>

Together, ''gentent group'' and ''hpc-user-info -a'' let you determine the identities of a group's members.