Staff computers

First computers for new administrative staff are purchased with funds from the hiring department. After a certain length of time, these computers will be replaced with funds from Nicholas IT. Nicholas IT offers this service to help users stay as current as possible on hardware. If a computer already exists in the department, Nicholas IT will rebuild the computer for the new staff member. See the replacement cycle policy here.

Nicholas network accounts

Before getting a Nicholas network account, all users must have a Duke NetID and email account. It is not possible to login to a computer on the network without an account. The hiring department should email Nicholas School IT with the new staffer's name and NetID. It's also good to include the path to any shared directories the new staffer will need to access so permissions can be set up at the same time. When the account is ready, Nicholas IT staff will contact the new staffer and ask them to come set their password.

Although Nicholas IT recommends using your NetID password as your Nicholas password, the two systems are separate and changing the password in one location will not change it another.