Accounts
Accounts
Your UofL userID and password enable you to login to various computer systems, applications and online resources. Most importantly, your UofL account provides access to your university Office365 Outlook email and the ULink portal. A UofL account is provided, free of charge, for faculty, staff and current students. It is the individual’s responsibility, as an owner of the account, to manage and protect your userID and login information. Sponsored and service accounts are also available at UofL – please see our Knowledge Base for more information on these services.
For some university business systems and data storage options, you will need to register for an account that uses your userID and password to authenticate and provide access. Some accounts (Sponsored Email, Service Email, CardBox, VPNs) are requested and managed through our new identity management portal and others through our service catalog. The dropdowns below detail the specialized accounts with specific procedures.
Job-related access to PeopleSoft Financials requires approval by the Lead Fiscal Officer (LFO) for your unit. The account request form is located in the Financials section of University Reports and is typically completed by the Unit Business Manager (UBM) for your area. Please contact us if you have questions concerning Financials access.
Unit or Department service email accounts are provided upon approval. If you would like to request a new service email account, change the ownership of a current service account or close a current service account, please submit the appropriate information.
Tier 1 technology personnel have special access to: Tier 1 professional email listserve (TierTalk), resource lists and Admin access to the departmental Active Directory organizational unit. Please contact us for granting or removing privileges.
Access to the Campus Solutions University Report system is limited but requests can be submitted for review. Please check with your Unit Business Manager (UBM) or Lead Fiscal Officer (LFO) prior.
Everyone at UofL has access to the university’s Enterprise License for Adobe Creative Cloud for free. With this suite of software for design, photography, video, audio and web, you can discover new ways to create and collaborate from anywhere. All you need is a current userID@louisville.edu email address and password. See our dedicated ITS webpage for tech details.
DocuSign, an electronic signature and approval workflow system, addresses priority digital collaboration requirements brought about by remote work or limited access to those individuals with signatory approval privileges. Available to any employee, unit or department by requesting an account. Please see Operations Support Services for more information, resources and support.
Email distribution groups must be created by ITS at the system level. Distribution lists can consist only of Microsoft Outlook Exchange users on the university email system. Use this form for details about your distribution group needs.
Access to PeopleSoft for Campus Solutions is limited to staff that who need to view and/or update student records or course information on a regular basis to perform their job functions. Requests can be submitted for review. Please check with your Unit Business Manager (UBM) or Lead Fiscal Officer (LFO) prior.
Specific Individuals can request an OnBase access. Their request will be viewed by the Security and Account Management team and then forwarded to our OnBase group to create and approve access for your specific unit or department.
Users can request permission to link multiple accounts or grant access rights to another user for sharing resources within Exchange.
Two types of computer accounts are available to non-UofL but affiliated individuals by request: 1) Individuals employed by outside funding, such as grant-enabled student assistants or non-enrolled students. 2) Individuals who are external to the University but have a working relationship for business or research purposes, including Board of Trustee members.
In the event of a legal name change, different from preferred alias, users are able to submit a request for permanently changing a UofL UserID.
Click on the "Request for userID change based on a Name Change" to fill out a form.
Job-related access to the Human Resources section of University Reports requires approval by the Lead Fiscal Officer (LFO) for your unit. The account request form is located in the Financials section of University Reports and is typically completed by the Unit Business Manager (UBM) for your area. Please contact us if you have questions concerning Human Resources access.