Data collection & transfer

See also: Introduction for visiting scientists

The NICE ACCOUNT

 
The ESRF creates, for each scheduled proposal, a UNIX account on the NICE system - ESRF Networked Interactive Computing Environment -  for the collection and transfer of the data generated on the beamline during the experimental session:

• the NICE ACCOUNT is opened 10 days before the starting date of the experiment,
• Each individual data file is kept for 30 days after its creation date,
• Both the account and the remaining data are removed by automatic procedures, without prior notice, 4 weeks after the end date of the experiment.  Be warned!
  

Workstations are available in the Guesthouse (for e-mail only) and in the Central Building (ask your local contact).

The NICE ACCOUNT can be accessed by using a specific login and password linked to each scheduled proposal. 

 The login for the NICE account

The login corresponds to the experiment number:

• for the experiment CH-1000,
  
• the login is: ch1000 (case-sensitive: small letters ONLY)

The password to access the NICE account

At the time of creation of the account, a specific INITIAL PASSWORD is randomly generated by the system for each scheduled proposal, and registered in the SMIS database:

• this password is displayed in the A Form of the session as "INITIAL PASSWORD" (in the "Session information" tab)
  

• this password is available to ALL USERS registered for an experimental session via an A Form, through the ESRF User Portal (SMIS) :
  
  Select:
  
  * "Proposals/Experiments"
  * "A Form"
  *  "View A Form"
  * see "Initial password" in the "Session information"
  
  

• this password is also available to the LOCAL CONTACT of the experimental session
  

• after its creation, this password may be modified by any of the users participating in the experimental session either:
  
  * via the ESRF site password application (intranet): http://intranet.esrf.fr/Computing/GeneralAssistance/ChangePassword/
  or
  * once logged in to the NICE account, through the command "sitepasswd" (see below "How to access your NICE account from outside the ESRF")

IMPORTANT: IF YOU MODIFY THE INITIAL PASSWORD, BE AWARE THAT....

The password displayed in the A Form is the "INITIAL PASSWORD" generated by the system. If it is modified, the new password of the proposal will not be displayed via the A Form (a message will inform the users that a new password has been created). The new password will remain totally confidential. Therefore....

!! The user who modifies the password to access the NICE ACCOUNT of his/her proposal must inform the other members of the experimental team and the Local Contact about the new password !!

NICE ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD FOR LTP and BAG EXPERIMENTS

Their password will remain the same for the entire period of validity of the experiment number (the password is associated to the experiment number and its NICE ACCOUNT)

How to access your NICE Account from outside the ESRF

By using SSH, you will be able to access your NICE account from outside the ESRF (How to set-up SSH). This can also be used to change your password for your NICE account.