Resources for New Students

Account Basics

Create a Computer Account – This allows you to have access to most of the computers on campus. You will need to do this as soon as possible, in order to get an email account, disk space and access to do your projects. You use the same username/password to access myUMBC, Email and GL.

A Brief Introduction to Storage on GL – A very basic introduction to storage on GL via the Andrew File System (AFS). Describes the basic pre-installed directories that come with your GL account.

 

Help

Where to Go for Additional Help – A guide to some of the basic services available to students.