About your account

Some handy information:

•  Keep your password a secret! NEVER share your password.
  • Change your password regularly 
  • If you get locked out of your account, set a new password here or bring your ID papers and contact the IT office.
  • See also: Username, password and user administration.
• Email may be read on the web. The web-client also contains your calendar. You can also set up your mail and calendar with the following programs:
  •  Outlook
  •  Evolution
  •  Apple Mail and Calendar
• Wifi access is primarily aquired by the SSID "Eduroam" at the University, most airports in Norway and at other Eduroam sites in Norway and abroad. Log in with your_username@uio.no to ensure wide access at all sites. See our Wifi page for more information.
• Your Home directory can be accessed through both Windows and Linux.
  • You can use M: (Windows) and $HOME (or ~)(Linux) to interchange files and documents between different systems. This is a good alternative to external services like Dropbox and others outside Norwegian jurisdiction.
  • WinSCP and WebDrive towards the machine "login.uio.no" will transfer files both ways.
  • In your home directory a subdirectory "www_docs" will place files on the web (internet). The URL is http://folk.uio.no/your_username 
    • NB! If you place files there from Windows, you will need to give access/open the files for reading by everyone:

Start Putty to the machine login.uio.no
(If you haven't Putty open a ssh connection on the web)
run /site/bin/legg-paa-web.sh​ there