Policy for External Collaborators

Important

Upon termination, you will no longer have access to any UT resources including the VPN! If you need to access servers or desktops at the institute you will need at a minimum a 0% appointment with network level access. Please contact your the admin in your group/center to create an appointment. Sysnet cannot perform this function!

Accounts - for people who were at the Institute

  • will remain intact for 90 days after departure

  • access will be restricted with special rights given for various servers/clusters and tools/applications

Accounts - for external collaborators

  • A reduced access account will be setup:

    • home area limited to 250MB

    • restricted rights to servers and applications

Code Repository

  • Codes on the SVN server will be allowed to remain on the server as long as the individual continues to actively collaborate with the Institute’s faculty

  • Code repositories should be restricted to source and documentation only (essentially no data) - Data related to the repository should be placed in the group or centers work area with permission from the group/center Director. These rights will be granted on a user by user basis. - For external collaborators, SVN repositories must be owned by Oden Institute faculty/staff

Software

  • Specific rights to use the Institute’s licensed software packages will be given on an application by application basis for all programs contained on general Institute servers. - Other software may be installed on th “External Users Servers” and will be available for use by external collaborators as long as the individual continues to actively work with faculty. – For example AVS and Cubit could be installed on the “External User Servers” and accessed by anyone with application righs.

Backups

  • Will be maintained for all home areas

    • for external users this is only 250MB

  • Group/Center designated areas will be backed up on the present schedule and archived as needed

  • The External Users Servers will not be backed up => for offsite individuals files that need to be backed up should be copied and/or moved to the Group/Center storage area.

TACC Resource Access

  • Individuals participating in joint projects may remain part of the working group after leaving the Oden Institute without effecting their access to TACC resources.