Getting an account on ALICE

This page provides information on how to get an account on ALICE

By requesting an account, you agree to the policies governing ALICE, such as

  • Access Policy

  • Acceptable Use Policy

  • Privacy Policy

Make sure to read those before requesting an account. You can find all policies here: https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37519652

Account requests

To get a user account on ALICE, mail a request to helpdesk@alice.leidenuniv.nl (mail request) and provide the following information:

  • your name

  • your ULCN or LUMC account name. At ALICE, we will create a local ALICE account with the same account name. For account requests from Naturalis, this is not relevant.

  • your university or institute e-mail address.

  • your supervisor name (for PostDocs, PhDs and students only) or local host (for non-UL, non-LUMC users)

  • What do you plan to do on ALICE (1 or 2 sentences are sufficient)?

  • Do you plan to process sensitive data (related to persons) or other data that must be treated confidentially?

  • If your group leader or supervisor has access to private compute resources or maintains a project directory, do you need access? In this case, please specify them and ask your supervisor/group leader for confirmation.

    • The exception are users from MI who are automatically given access to node802.

For students

If you are a student, we need confirmation from your supervisor that you require access to ALICE. Please ask your supervisor to send us an e-mail confirming the account request.

For user not from LEI, LUMC or Naturalis,

If you do not have a Leiden University or LUMC account, we require confirmation from your host or supervisor at Leiden University or LUMC.

Account password

Once we have created your account, you will receive an e-mail from admin@alice.leidenuniv.nl providing you with an initial password to log in.

For the password requirements on ALICE and how you can change your password, please see this page: https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/257884161

Policies

By requesting an account, you agree to the policies governing ALICE. You can find all policies here: https://pubappslu.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HPCWIKI/pages/37519652