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Web Accounts on Webserve

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Applying for an Account

General Account Information
Find out who can request an account on Webserve (www.indiana.edu, www.iupui.edu, www.iun.edu, and www.iuk.edu), the cost, and the restrictions on account content and usage.

Information You'll Need Before Applying for an Account
Read this if you've never applied for a Webserve account before.

Applying for a Web Account
Once you are ready to get an account, this document takes you through the steps of creating the group username in the Account Management Service. This is necessary to do before filling out the web account application form.

Web Account Application Form
Once you have created the group username in the Account Management Service, you can then apply for a web account using this form. To access it, you will need to authenticate using your personal Network ID (username and password).

Other Services Available for Webserve accounts

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Account Maintenance
All items in this section require IU Network ID Authentication

Update Your Webserve Account Information
To update information about a specific account, enter your web account username and passphrase when prompted. If you are the owner, you may enter your personal username and passphrase and a list of all accounts you own will be displayed.

Web Account Delete Request Form
The owner of an account may use this form to close a web account. If the owner is unknown, retired or has left IU, please contact the IU Webmaster for assistance.

Web Account Sponsor Transfer Request Form
The owner of an account may use this form to transfer ownership of a web account to another appropriate owner. If the owner is unknown, retired or has left IU, please contact the IU Webmaster for assistance.

Web Account Rename Request Form
The owner of an account may use this form to request a rename of a web account. The fee for this service is $100. A billing number is required for processing.
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Passphrase Information

Passphrase Information for Webserve
Information about using passphrases on Webserve with a link to the temporary self-sevice utility to aid account owners with the transition to passphrases for central web accounts.

Changing or Resetting Your Webserve Passphrase
This Knowledge Base document provides instructions on how to change the passphrase for your web account and how to get it reset if you have forgotten it. When changing or resetting the web account's passphrase, please be aware that it will change the passphrase for all computer accounts with that username (e.g., email).

Passwords and Passphrases
This entry from the Knowledge Base gives general information about passphrases and passwords on UITS systems.
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Email Information

Setting Your Preferred E-mail Address
This Knowledge Base entry provides instructions for setting your preferred e-mail address. Please note that you must login to the Account Management Service (AMS) using your web account username in order to set the preferred e-mail address for your web account.

E-mail at IU
This Knowledge Base menu provides answers to frequently asked questions about e-mail at IU.

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Other Information