Description

A TAMUQ domain username consists of the first name and last name of the individual exactly as it is spelled on the individual’s passport, using the Latin alphabet. The username consists of these two names written completely in lower-case letters, first name first, then the last name, with a period separating them (example firstname.lastname). In the case of compound names, hyphens in the name are included in the username and an underscore in the username replaces a blank space in the name. Exceptions are made if the name is written on the passport in a non-Latin alphabet only, if the username is already in use, or if the name is longer than twenty characters. A username may be shortened, or have a number added to it, as required, to ensure a unique username for each user.

Definitions

Affiliate Account: A Visiting Scholar, a non-TAMUQ student worker or a TAMU employee, or a student who is on campus for collaboration with a TAMUQ employee, is eligible for an affiliate account on the TAMUQ domain. A person who is not on campus and is not a TAMUQ employee or student, who needs access to a collaboration folder or a TAMUQ website, to facilitate business collaboration with a TAMUQ employee, is eligible for an affiliate account on the TAMUQ domain.

Visitor Account: A visitor account is for departmental use. This account is for individuals supporting official university business, including departmental events during which visitors may need access to certain TAMUQ technology services and resources. Visitor accounts are security-restricted accounts that do not have access to network resources such as printers and share drives. A visitor’s sponsor can use his or her own domain account to assist a visitor with printing or file sharing.

Locked Account: A user cannot access their locked domain account. Email sent to a locked account is accepted by the user’s mailbox; no response is sent to the sender. An account is automatically locked when an incorrect password is entered repeatedly over a short period of time. About thirty minutes after the last incorrect login, the account will automatically unlock. Automatic login attempts entered repeatedly by a mobile device will cause an account to be locked if the device has not been updated with the current password.

Expired Account: A user cannot access their expired domain account. Emails sent to an expired account is accepted by the user’s mailbox; no response is sent to the sender. An expired account is disabled shortly after it was expired.

Disabled Account: A user cannot access their disabled domain account. Emails sent to a disabled account is rejected by the user’s mailbox; a delivery-failure response is sent to the sender. A disabled account is deleted twelve months after it was disabled.

Deleted Account: A user cannot access their deleted domain account. A delivery-failure response is sent to the sender of an email. Restoration of a deleted account is virtually impossible.