User account policy

When you are granted access to the Hoffman2 Cluster, you accept:

  1. Each UCLA-affiliated student or researcher is allowed to only one Hoffman2 Cluster user account.

  2. All cluster accounts are sponsored by a Hoffman2 Cluster Faculty Sponsor (any UCLA personnel who qualifies under UCLA Policy 900 as a principal investigator and who has applied to become a Hoffman2 Cluster Facutly Sponsor) who ensures that access and usage is granted to users for legitimate academic research. Each account is associated with a primary group beloging to the Hoffman2 Faculty Sponsor.

  3. If you require access to multiple research groups, you will need to submit a request to add/join a secondary group via our online helpdesk.

  4. Hoffman2 Cluster user accounts are single user IDs and are not to be shared. If sharing is detected, your account will be disabled.

  5. All accounts on the Hoffman2 Cluster are governed by a set of Security Policies, which include UCLA Policy 401: Minimum Security Standards for Network Devices and UCLA Policy 404: Protection of Electronically Stored Personal Information. Please read and familiarize yourself with these UCLA and Hoffman2 Cluster policies.

  6. Personal information and other sensitive data, including statutory, regulatory, and contractually protected data - for example, human subjects research, restricted research, student and educational data, and personal health information (PHI) - are prohibited on the Hoffman2 Cluster.

  7. You are expected to keep your contact information current for cluster-wide communication.

  8. It is prohibited to modify file access times for the purpose of circumventing purge policies, using “touch” or any other method.

Important

Failure to comply with the User Account Policy may result in suspension or cancellation of access.

User Deactivation Policy

User accounts are subjected to review and sponsor renewal, accounts can be deactivated if any of the following apply:

  • per Sponsor request;

  • violation of any policy described in this section, any of the sections under Policies and campus-wide policies;

  • account inactivity.

If you have any questions, please open a new support ticket via our helpdesk