Portal Signup Procedure
  1. Visit http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml, and make sure your java is working properly, and is a version listed below for your OS/Browser combination. If java is not working properly, please address this issue first.
  2. visit https://portal.hpcvl.queensu.ca/enroll/
  3. Make sure you know your HPCVL username, and your web password (used to access the HPCVL members page) you will require this information to complete the registration process. We've choosen this procedure for security reasons; it allows us to sign up new users without requiring us to send you information used to activate your certificate. Your web password is considered a 'shared secret'; it is something you already know.
  4. First time users, Create Roaming User Profile.
    1. Here, you are creating a TruePass user certificate, used to log in to the Portal Server. Use the same user name HPCVL you already use, however the password you choose may be different than you have used previously to access sfnode0. Password requirements are strict, requiring at least 8 characters, with at least one upper-case. We recommend, after you get a chance to log in, you change your LDAP password on sfnode0 to match the one you are choosing for your TruePass account to access the portal.[Figure 1] [Figure 2]
  5. Recover Roaming User, is used to reset forgotten passwords. In the future, should you forget your certificate password used to log in to the Portal server, you can reset it here, once again, make sure you know your HPCVL username and web password that will be used for your shared secret.
Log in to the Portal:
  1. visit https://portal.hpcvl.queensu.ca/
  2. log in with your new TruePass client certificate. [Figure 3] (See above, pt 4a.)
  3. visit the Secure Desktop Tab within the Portal
    1. Log into the Secure Desktop using your username and the UNIX password that you received.[Figure 4]
    2. launch a test application such as xterm, now would be a good time to change you password on sfnode0 by clicking on the Change Password link within the Secure Desktop, matching the password you choose for your Portal server login.
    3. Click the Secure Desktop webtop preferences, this allows you to save your Secure Global Desktop login information.[Figure 5]
    4. You may be prompted for a password to launch applications, but this will happen only once, after that your credentials as saved within your Portal Profile.
 
 
   
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