What is ONID?
ONID accounts provide:- Email (username@onid.orst.edu, 200MB per user)
- File storage (2GB per user)
- Personal web pages (including MySQL database access)
- UNIX shell access
- Access to other services (wireless network, Blackboard, ResNet, IS computer labs, Interlibrary Loan, plus more)
News and Updates
06.30.2009 - ONID Maintenance Saturday July 4th 8:00am-11:00am
Maintenance will be performed on the following ONID services Saturday July 4th from 8:00am to 11:00am:
- ONID-FS (Windows, Mac, and FTP access to home directories)
- ONID shell server (shell.onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID web server (http://onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID personal web pages (http://oregonstate.edu/~username)
- CWS shell server (access.cws.oregonstate.edu by FTP, SFTP, SSH)
During this time, these services will be unavailable.
05.08.2009 - ONID File Storage Increased
ONID disk quotas have been increased from 1GB to 2GB per person. The disk quota is applied to all files stored in your ONID home directory and your ONID website (public_html).
04.29.2009 - ONID Maintenance Saturday May 2nd 8:00am-8:30am
Maintenance will be performed on the following ONID services Saturday May 2nd from 8:00am to 8:30am:
- ONID-FS (Windows, Mac, and FTP access to home directories)
- ONID shell server (shell.onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID web server (http://onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID personal web pages (http://oregonstate.edu/~username)
- CWS shell server (access.cws.oregonstate.edu by FTP, SFTP, SSH)
During this time, these services will be unavailable.
04.20.2009 - ONID Maintenance Saturday April 25th 8:00am-9:00am
Maintenance will be performed on the following ONID services Saturday April 25th from 8:00am to 9:00am:
- ONID-FS (Windows, Mac, and FTP access to home directories)
- ONID shell server (shell.onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID web server (http://onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID personal web pages (http://oregonstate.edu/~username)
- CWS shell server (access.cws.oregonstate.edu by FTP, SFTP, SSH)
During this time, these services will be unavailable.
04.06.2009 - Announcing ONID Password Expiration
To increase the security of ONID accounts, we will begin implementing password expiration on all ONID accounts this month. All ONID users will be required to change their ONID password once a year.
- One month before your ONID password expires, you will receive a warning email.
- One week before your ONID password expires, you will receive daily warning emails.
If you allow your ONID password to expire, you will not be able to use your ONID account until you set a new password.
03.25.2009 - ONID Maintenance Saturday March 28th 8:00am-9:00am
Maintenance will be performed on the following ONID services Saturday March 28th from 8:00am to 9:00am:
- ONID-FS (Windows, Mac, and FTP access to home directories)
- ONID shell server (shell.onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID web server (http://onid.oregonstate.edu)
- ONID personal web pages (http://oregonstate.edu/~username)
- CWS shell server (access.cws.oregonstate.edu by FTP, SFTP, SSH)
During this time, these services will be unavailable.
02.11.2009 - Blogging available to all ONID users
blogs.oregonstate.edu is now live. It is a WordPressMU blogging service provided free of charge to all OSU students, student groups, faculty, staff, and departments, and is brought to you by the folks at Central Web Services (CWS). Get your own blog at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu.
12.16.2008 - ONID Email Maintenance Saturday December 20th 9:00am - noon
The ONID email server (imap.onid.oregonstate.edu) will be unavailable from 9:00am to noon on Saturday December 20th. The email server software will be upgraded. Inbound email to ONID addresses will be queued and delivered after the maintenance.
11.12.2008 - ONID Shell Server Maintenance Friday November 14th 11:30pm - midnight
The ONID shell server (shell.onid.oregonstate.edu) will be unavailable Friday November 14th from 11:30pm to midnight. During this time it will be upgraded with new hardware and software.
10.29.2008 - Webmail Maintenance Friday October 31st 11:30pm - midnight
Webmail will be unavailable Friday October 31st from 11:30pm to midnight. During this time we will be performing maintenance on the network switch / load balancer which is used by Webmail and the OSU homepage.
10.15.2008 - Network Outage Affecting ONID
From 6:22pm to 8:10pm there was a network outage that partially affected ONID. Please see the outages notice for more information.
09.22.2008 - WARNING: Phishing Emails
In the last month, OSU email accounts have been the target of a coordinated phishing attack. Most of you have probably already received an email pretending to be from ONID or OSU computer support. These emails ask for your username or email address and your password.
NEVER GIVE YOUR PASSWORD TO ANYONE
OSU computer support personnel will never ask for your password.
Tips to avoid becoming a victim of a Phishing attack
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