Secondary accounts are created by request and assigned to a primary owner to provide alternative access to university resources. To provide uninterrupted functionality, all secondary accounts should be transferred before the primary account expires when the primary account owner leaves the university.
Secondary Account Requests:
- New Secondary Account
- Expire a Secondary Account
- Transfer a Secondary Account
- Multiple Secondary Account Requests
NOTE: The request form has a spreadsheet to accommodate multiple secondary account requests. Follow the instructions on the form for this type of request.
Secondary Account Types:
- Departmental account - An account used for departmental use such as an email or website where access may need to be shared among multiple people to maintain a departmental presence. If these accounts are to be used for email, they should be defined as a shared mailbox and include the list of email addresses which should have read and send access to the shared mailbox.
- Service account – An account used to provide automated service between platforms or processes. The password should not be considered permanently “non-expiring” since the password should still be changed occasionally.
- Sponsored account – Accounts that are assigned as a secondary account to a university person but will be used by a non-owner for short term access to university resources. For sponsored accounts, the owner can share the password with the non-owner, however, the owner is responsible for maintaining the password and is responsible for the results of the use of the account.
- Personal secondary account – A secondary account requested for personal use. For example, as a test account for work access outside the primary account or a personal account to be given higher temporary access than the primary account.