Process for On-Boarding
Read the IT article called How to ensure that your engineering new-hire or contractor has all their accounts for their first day.
Sustaining Team Accounts
| Account | How to get it? | Requires | Description | Notes from IT | Further Help |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Kerberos Account | Got MIT code from IT (e-mail at your home company's address) and setup account | Need "Duo" mobile app and "Cisco AnyConnect" desktop app for authentication | You will receive an e-mail at your home company's address with your MIT ID and instructions for how to create the account. This should be done ASAP, as it is required for VPN access and takes up to 48 hours to become active after registering. | ||
| MIT Duo MFA | https://duo.mit.edu | MIT Kerberos Account | Needed for two-factor authentication. | IT Support Ticket | |
| MIT LastPass Account | https://lastpass.mit.edu | MIT Kerberos Account MIT Duo MFA | The information will be included when you receive an e-mail at your home company's address. | IT Support Ticket | |
| edX Google Apps (e.g., GMail, Drive) | This will be shared with you in LastPass. | MIT LastPass Account | IT Support Ticket | ||
| Atlassian Cloud (JIRA, Confluence) | Invitation in your Google Apps Inbox. | edX Google Apps Account | Automatically created. Check your edX e-mail. | IT Support Ticket | |
| HipChat | Invitation in your Google Apps Inbox. | edX Google Apps Account | Automatically created. Check your edX e-mail. | IT Support Ticket | |
| Github | Invitation in the inbox associated with your GitHub account. | Added to push-pull-all at onboarding. | IT Support Ticket | ||
| edX LMS - Production Staff Access | Perform password reset using your Google Apps account ID. (e.g., username@edx.org). Do not create this account on your own. | edX Google Apps Account | Login at: https://courses.edx.org/login | IT Support Ticket | |
| edX LMS - Edge Staff Access | Perform password reset using your Google Apps account ID. (e.g., username@edx.org). Do not create this account on your own. | edX Google Apps Account | Login at: https://edge.edx.org/login | IT Support Ticket | |
| edX LMS - Stage Staff Access | Perform password reset using your Google Apps account ID. (e.g., username@edx.org). Do not create this account on your own. | edX Google Apps Account | Login at: https://courses.stage.edx.org/login | IT Support Ticket | |
Ecommerce Admin | You'll get this automatically when your edX LMS - Production Staff Account is created by IT. | edX LMS - Production Staff Account | Login at: https://ecommerce.edx.org/admin/ | IT Support Ticket | |
| Splunk Login | This will be shared with you in LastPass. | MIT LastPass Account | Login at: https://splunk.edx.org/en-US/account/login | ||
| New Relic | Invitation in your Google Apps Inbox. | edX Google Apps Account | Login at: https://login.newrelic.com/login | Automatically created. Check your edX e-mail. | IT Support Ticket |
| MIT-VPN login (aws-vpn-1.mit.edu) | Make sure you follow the steps to get access. | MIT Kerberos Account MIT Duo MFA | Use MIT-Account to log in. | IT Support Ticket | |
| Read Replica | Make sure you follow the steps to get access. | VPN Access | IT Support Ticket |
Kick-Start Accounts Checklist
Following are the list of accounts which are needed to be setup for a newcomer as soon as possible.
- MIT Kerberos account
- edX Gmail
- Openedx JIRA Account
- HipChat
- Splunk Account (http://splunk.edx.org/)
- Edx Prod Account (https://edx.org)
- Edx Prod-edge Account (https://edge.edx.org)
- Edx Stage account (https://stage.edx.org/)
NOTE: All the created accounts should be available in the Last-Pass for the ease and simplicity.