UNIX Account

How to Construct Your UNIX Account's Username and Initial Password

Your UNIX account's username is the first 2 letters of your last name followed by the first 2 letters of your first name followed by the last 4 digits of your CUNYFirst ID number. For example, if your name is John Doe and your CUNYFirst ID number is 12345678, then your username is dojo5678.

Your UNIX account's initial password is your 8 digit CUNYFirst ID number.

How to find out your CUNYFirst ID number:

  1. Log into your CUNYFirst account.
  2. Click Campus Solutions.
  3. Click Self Service.
  4. Click Academic Records.
  5. Click Enrollment Verification.
  6. Select Academic Institution (Queens College).
  7. Select the desired term, e.g. Spring 2012.
  8. Click Submit.

Logging onto your UNIX Account

Logging onto your UNIX account (Windows)

Logging onto your UNIX account (Macintosh)

At Queens College:
The program (WinSCP) to log onto your UNIX account may or may not be installed on the computers on campus. If the program is installed on the computer, just click on the Logging onto your UNIX account (Windows) link to follow the instructions to log into your UNIX account.

At Home (For Windows):
Before you can access your UNIX account from home, you need to install the WinSCP program on your Windows computer. Click the following link to go to the instructions to install this program: Instructions to install the WinSCP program on your Windows computer. Once you've installed the program on your Windows computer, just click on the Logging onto your UNIX account (Windows) link to follow the instructions to log into your UNIX account.

At Home (For Macintosh):
Before you can access your UNIX account from home, you need to install 2 programs on your Macintosh computer. Click the following link to go to the instructions to install these programs: Instructions to install the programs on your Macintosh computer. Once you've installed the programs on your Macintosh computer, just click on the Logging onto your UNIX account (Macintosh) link to follow the instructions to log into your UNIX account.