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Account Types
Accounts (often also called user accounts) are used in the IT world to control access to IT systems. To access the internal DESY network and other IT services, you need an IT account. With the user name and password to this account, you can log on to these IT services.
At DESY, there are four account types that are used for different purposes:
Primary AccountsThe main account for one person. Exactly one primary account is created for all persons. Additional accounts can only be used by persons who have already received a primary account. Only the account holder is authorized to use this account. The associated password may therefore not be shared with other people! This account is used most of the time. Properties
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Personal AccountsAdditional account for a single person This type of account is created for a person when an additional account is needed for specific purposes and the primary account is not to be used for this purpose. As with the primary account, only the account holder is authorized to use this account and the associated password may not be shared with other people! Properties
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Functional AccountsAdditional account for one or more persons Functional accounts are intended to perform a function that does not have to be tied to a single person. These accounts may also be shared with other employees and can be used by several people. The password for this type of account may also be shared with authorized persons. Properties
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Service AccountsAdditional account for a single service These are usually used in important infrastructure when accounts are necessary and have special options such as permanently valid passwords. Properties
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The current regulations differ from the Registry 1, therefore all accounts are grandfathered in. This means that settings made to the password or account expiry in the Registry 1 are currently being kept.
In the long term the above rules will be applied to all accounts so you should e.g. convert functional accounts to service accounts if the password is not allowed to expire.
We will inform you in time if any accounts will be affected by these changes.
