Account Maintenance
Creating WPI Personal Accounts
Note: Make sure you know your PIN. If you do not know it, contact the Registrar via e-mail (registrar@wpi.edu) or by phone: 508-831-5211.
- If you have not created your WPI STUDENT accounts yet, please login to the Web Information System. Click Personal Information, then select Computer Account Settings link and follow the directions to choose a username and password which will create your WPI computer (WINDOWS & UNIX) accounts.
- If you are returning from an absence, the Account Resurrection process will recreate both your UNIX & WINDOWS account.
- myWPI uses your WINDOWS account. myWPI is a learning and information portal used by many instructors to deliver and manage course materials online. If you require assistance with myWPI, check out its student help page.
- Check out the CCC Helpdesk site for a variety of information about computing at WPI!
Note: Your UNIX and WINDOWS accounts will be available within five minutes of their creation.
Creating WPI Project Accounts
- You can create a project login a term before the project is registered to start. The login will not be removed until a term after the project is no longer registered.
Modifying/Updating WPI User accounts:
- Changing your shell or finger info.
- Retrieve your PIN.
- Reset your UNIX password either from your ID/PIN or from your Windows login/password.
- Resurrect your deleted account.
- Manage a group login that you own.
- Create or manage groups on CCC UNIX systems.
- Change your WINDOWS password.
- Unlock WINDOWS account.
- Change your email forward.
- Setup an e-mail vacation message.
Please direct any questions to helpdesk@wpi.edu or 508-831-5888.
Maintained by itwebLast modified: Sep 02, 2009, 11:50 EDT
