Logging Into and Using your Novell Network Account

Your Account

    As an MSUM faculty or staff member you have a personal account on the MSUM Novell network.  You can use this account to access software, print documents and save documents in your own secure directory on one of the network servers.

Logging In:  When you turn on your computer this screen will display:
  • Your username is your MSUM email account name:
  • Your password is one especially created for you -- not your email password.
  • Contact Information Technology if you do not know your password.
  • Use advanced setting if you are accessing from other computer on campus


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Using your Personal Novell Space:

Your personal space is mapped to drive H:. 
When you are logged into your Novell account, click on "Save As" option on the file menu in any application and choose H: or the option showing your Novell User name.

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After computer use you should:

  • Click on the start menu and choose Log Off
    (The computer logs out the current user but does not shut down)
  • Click on the start menu and choose Restart
    Restart only if you have been experiencing problems
After finishing computer use you should either:
        1. Click on the Start Menu and choose Log Off
   The computer will log the current user out and run the login program for the next user.
        2. Click on the start menu and choose Restart
   Restart the system only if you have been experiencing problems, otherwise just log off.
        3. Click on the Start menu and shut down the system.
   Always shut down and turn off system at the end of the day.

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