NetID

NetID FAQ

What is the format of the NetID?
What applications currently use NetID?
Can I change my NetID password?
What do I do if I forget my User Name or NetID Logon?
What do I do if I forget my password?
What do I do if I forget the answer to my security question?

What is the format of the NetID?

To make it easy to remember, NetID is based on your name. However, since some names are very common, the algorithm used had to make allowances for that, since each NetID must be unique to a specific person. Specifically, NetID is your first initial plus up to 7 characters from your last name. If the result is ambiguous (i.e., not unique) then for names shorter than 8 characters, append a digit. For names that would use the full 8 characters, drop the last character and replace it with a digit (start at 2 and count up). If more digits are needed to make the ID unique, drop one more character to the left and continue.

Example NetIDs:

jsmith	kbergema	jdoe
jsmith9	kbergem1	jdoe2
jsmith11	kberge10	jdoe999

Can I change my NetID password?

Change your NetID password here.

What do I do if I forget my password?

Use your Security Question and Answer to reset your password.

What do I do if I forget the answer to my security question?

Current locations where people can go to get assistance with their NetID are:

IT Center (8am - 5pm, M-F, located in the back of Rush Rhees Library)
Payroll (PERC 8am - 4:30pm, M-F, located in room 1-7220 in the Medical Center)
University IT Networking and Communications NOC (8am - 6pm, M-F, located in room 102 in the Towne House)
Eastman IT group (9am - 4:30pm, M-F, located in room 35 in the basement of Eastman by the Internet Cafe)