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| After all that, you should register with **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOMS|VOMS]]**, get and install **GRID certificates** on your local computer and computing accounts. These certificates give you authorized acces to a number of grid computing services. Follow the steps lined out [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/CMS/DQMGUIGridCertificate|here]] and [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMSPublic/WorkBookStartingGrid|here]]. In summary: | After all that, you should register with **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOMS|VOMS]]**, get and install **GRID certificates** on your local computer and computing accounts. These certificates give you authorized acces to a number of grid computing services. Follow the steps lined out [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/CMS/DQMGUIGridCertificate|here]] and [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMSPublic/WorkBookStartingGrid|here]]. In summary: |
| - install a GRID user certificate on you local computer, see [[https://ca.cern.ch/ca/|the CERN Certification Authority]] ([[https://ca.cern.ch/ca/Help/?kbid=040111|use of Mozilla Firefox]] highly recommended, Safari highly discouraged), | - <del>register with VO CMS [[https://voms.cern.ch:8443/voms/cms/admin/home.action|here]] or [[https://voms2.cern.ch:8443/voms/cms/register/start.action|here]] (might take a few days to come through),</del> Registering with VO CMS should not be necessary anymore since June 2024! |
| - register with VO CMS [[https://voms.cern.ch:8443/voms/cms/admin/home.action|here]] or [[https://voms2.cern.ch:8443/voms/cms/register/start.action|here]] (might take a few days to come through), | - Go to the the CERN Certification Authority ([[https://ca.cern.ch/ca/]]), and install a "GRID user" certificate on your local computer. [[https://ca.cern.ch/ca/Help/?kbid=040111|Use of Mozilla Firefox]] highly recommended, Safari highly discouraged. |
| - export the certificate (presumably from FireFox) to ''cert.p12'', from which you create ''.pem'' files to install them on the computing account: | - Export the certificate (presumably from FireFox) to ''cert.p12''. |
| - for lxplus, see [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/CMS/DQMGUIGridCertificate|this page]], | - for lxplus, see [[https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/CMS/DQMGUIGridCertificate|this page]], |
| - for PSI T3, see [[https://wiki.chipp.ch/twiki/bin/view/CmsTier3/HowToSetupYourAccount|this page]] and [[newcomers:gettingstarted#setting_up_the_accounts1|the next section]]. | - for PSI T3, see [[https://wiki.chipp.ch/twiki/bin/view/CmsTier3/HowToSetupYourAccount|this page]] and [[newcomers:gettingstarted#setting_up_the_accounts1|the next section]]. |
| | - If needed, copy the certification files to the computing system you need (using ''scp'' for example). From these ''.p12'' files, create ''.pem'' files to install them. |
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| To create the ''.pem'' files from the ''.p12'' certicicate, and set the correct permissions: | To create the ''.pem'' files from the ''.p12'' certicicate, and set the correct permissions: |
| <code> | <code> |
| | # if needed: copy the cert.p12 file to lxplus/t3ui03/... using scp |
| mkdir $HOME/.globus | mkdir $HOME/.globus |
| openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 -clcerts -nokeys -out $HOME/.globus/usercert.pem | openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 -clcerts -nokeys -out $HOME/.globus/usercert.pem |
| openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 -nocerts -out $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem | openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 -nocerts -out $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem |
| chmod go-rw $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem | chmod go-rw $HOME/.globus/userkey.pem # set read permissions |
| </code> | </code> |
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| - You are obliged to attend **[[https://www.physik.uzh.ch/en/seminars/tpseminar|the weekly research seminars]]** (no credits). | - You are obliged to attend **[[https://www.physik.uzh.ch/en/seminars/tpseminar|the weekly research seminars]]** (no credits). |
| - Every year you need to organize your **annual PhD Committee Meeting**, and upload the [[https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/physik/dam/jcr:f9f086f8-3002-4edb-b41c-bcba02af3abb/minutes_meeting_of_doctoral_committee.pdf|minutes]]. | - Every year you need to organize your **annual PhD Committee Meeting**, and upload the [[https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/physik/dam/jcr:f9f086f8-3002-4edb-b41c-bcba02af3abb/minutes_meeting_of_doctoral_committee.pdf|minutes]]. |
| * You need to keep track of your progress on the [[https://studentadmin.mnf.uzh.ch/|PhD Administration System]]. Instructions can be found {{newcomers:phd_admin.pdf|here}}. | * You need to keep track of your progress on the [[https://studentadmin.mnf.uzh.ch/|PhD Administration Tool]]. Instructions can be found {{newcomers:phd_admin.pdf|here}}. |
| * Each time you travel, you can get reimbursed, including for a half-fare card, see [[#reimbursements|above]]. | * Each time you travel, you can get reimbursed, including for a half-fare card, see [[#reimbursements|above]]. |
| * For access to the academic sport facilities, see [[https://asvz.ch/en|ASVZ]]. | * For access to the academic sport facilities, see [[https://asvz.ch/en|ASVZ]]. |
| * Max. 420 hours. | * Max. 420 hours. |
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| In the Student Admin tool you have to enter the number of hours you spend on teaching during you PhD. This is one of the milestones towards you graduation. Before you can book the date of your defense, your supervisor (i.e. Ben, Florencia, ...) has to approve your numbers. | In the Student Admin tool (link above) you have to enter the number of hours you spend on teaching during you PhD. This is one of the milestones towards you graduation. Before you can book the date of your defense, your supervisor (i.e. Ben, Florencia, ...) has to approve your numbers. |
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| <wrap tip>__Protip__</wrap>: Try to keep your hours in the Student Admin Tool updated every 1–2 semesters, and same for the credit points. | <wrap tip>__Protip__</wrap>: Try to keep your hours in the Student Admin Tool updated every 1–2 semesters, and same for the credit points. |
| * [[https://github.com|GitHub]] will come handy to share code with others. ''git'' comes pre-installed in most command lines. This group has its own [[https://github.com/UZHCMS|GitHub repository]]. Check [[computing:git|this page]] out for more information. | * [[https://github.com|GitHub]] will come handy to share code with others. ''git'' comes pre-installed in most command lines. This group has its own [[https://github.com/UZHCMS|GitHub repository]]. Check [[computing:git|this page]] out for more information. |
| * [[https://resources.web.cern.ch/resources/Help/?kbid=067040|This CERN Resources page]] explains how you can increase the quota on you disk space on on lxplus and ''/afs''. | * [[https://resources.web.cern.ch/resources/Help/?kbid=067040|This CERN Resources page]] explains how you can increase the quota on you disk space on on lxplus and ''/afs''. |
| * [[cern:website|This page]] explains how you make a personal website on CERN and share documents on it via your ''/afs'' or ''/eos'' directory. | * [[https://cms-analysis.docs.cern.ch/guidelines/other/plot_browser/|This page]] explains how you make a personal website on CERN and share documents on it via your ''/afs'' or ''/eos'' directory. |
| * [[https://cern.ch/computersecuritycourse|CERN's Computer Security Course]], [[https://security.web.cern.ch/security/recommendations/en/how_to_secure_your_pc.shtml#l2|CERN's anti-virus software]] | * [[https://cern.ch/computersecuritycourse|CERN's Computer Security Course]], [[https://security.web.cern.ch/security/recommendations/en/how_to_secure_your_pc.shtml#l2|CERN's anti-virus software]] |
