Student account login

• Novell login information
• Using containers
• RiverCenter login
• Secure passwords
• CougarNet login information
• CougarVIEW (Vista) login
• Web accounts

Novell login information

Students can log onto CSU computers using the following username and password information:

• Username: lastname_firstname.CONTAINER
• Initial Password: DAYMONTHYEAR (DDMMYY)
  Example: June 5, 1984 = 050684
• Students are required to change their password at the first login and every 45 days thereafter
• The same password cannot be used twice
• Passwords require a format of 6 or more alphanumeric characters

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Using containers

Students are divided into “last name containers” which are based on the first letter of a student’s last name. If a student’s last name is Smith, the user is in the “s” container. If a student’s last name is Jones, that student is in the jkl container. Containers are as follows:

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RiverCenter login

• .lastname_firstname.CONTAINER.STUDENTS.CSU (the leading dot is important)
• Password: Same as on campus

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Secure passwords

Choosing secure passwords is an important step in safeguarding your data and keeping intruders at bay. Here are a few tips for creating secure passwords:

• Don’t use personal information like family names, your address, your occupation, etc. These are the first passwords an intruder will try.
• Don’t use words found in the dictionary. Password cracking programs simply go thru the dictionary looking for a match.
• Don’t use keys that are next to each other or repetitive like asdfgh or ajajajaj! Someone looking over your shoulder can remember that.
• Don’t use letters only. A combination of numbers and letters is harder to guess.
• Don’t write your password on a sticky note and place it on or in your desk.

Examples of secure passwords:

• Put a word inside a word: WOinsideRD
• Use a number instead of a letter – inside becomes 1ns1de
• Use the first letter of each word in a song title: St. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band = splhcb
• Add a number at the beginning, middle or end of any of the above
• Use wild characters: ! % * $ @

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CougarNet login information

The following login information is for new Students:

• Username: lastname_firstname
  Example: Doe_John
• Password: Your birthdate in the format of DayMonthYear (DDMMYY)
  Example: March 26, 1971 = 260371

New users should reset their initial password.

• Open the CougarNet login page
• Click on the Reset Your Password button. Read and follow all instructions carefully
• This process will reset your ISIS password as well

Note: CougarNet and ISIS passwords are the same

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CougarVIEW (Vista) login

• Username: lastname_firstname
• Password: Your birthdate in the format of DayMonthYear (DDMMYY)
  Example: March 26, 1971 = 260371

Password resets:

Click on

• “Forgot your login information?” on the website:
• Reset Your Password
• Need Help with CougarVIEW

24x7x365 Support Line: 877-708-2910

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Web accounts

Users must have a CSUWEB account to access a CSU website (Personal or Department). A CSUWEB account contains a Username in the format of:

• Username: csuweb\lastname_firstname
• Password: issued by the webmaster via e-mail

If you have forgotten or lost your CSUWEB password, go to http://webs.colstate.edu/personal/
and click on “Lost Password”.

To request a Web account and sign up for free web pages, go to http://webs.colstate.edu/personal/

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