BUDDY Account Access Request

Account and Software Requests

These are the requirements for obtaining an account on Buddy:

  • If you are a current UCO faculty member, you just need to provide your name and UCO email address when emailing hpc@uco.edu.

  • If you are a current UCO student, you will need to have a professor send an email to hpc@uco.edu on your behalf to get an account created for you.

  • If you are a non-UCO faculty member within the state of Oklahoma collaborating with a UCO faculty member, the UCO faculty member needs to send an email on your behalf to hpc@uco.edu have your account created.

  • If you are not a UCO faculty member or student but you are attending a UCO-hosted workshop, please provide the name of your institution, your full name, and email address when emailing hpc@uco.edu.

General Account Request

A general account is an account made for professors or researchers and their collaborators and is given normal permissions on Buddy. To make a general account request please email hpc@uco.edu and provide us with the following information:

  • Requester’s Name

  • Requester’s UCO Username (if you are from another university please provide the username provided by your institution and its name)

  • Requester’s Department

  • Required software

  • Do you need a project space?

    • Are there any special permissions required for this directory for example: “I don’t want collaborators to make files”, “I want collaborators to be able to read and make files”, etc.

    • Professor or student

    • If professor: Do you have any students you need to add?

      • Full Name

      • Email

      • If you are collaborating with UCO faculty please provide the names and email addresses of your collaborators

Classroom Account Request

A classroom account is one given to students if they will be using Buddy as part of a class. The instructor will be given a general account while the students will recieve classroom accounts which expire after the class ends and which have more limited functionality than general accounts. To make a classroom account request please email hpc@uco.edu and provide us with the following information:

  • Class CRN

  • Class name

  • A two column spreadsheet with student name and student email

  • Do you need a shared classroom folder?

    • Are there any special permissions required for this directory for example: “I don’t want students to make files”, “I want students to be able to read and make files”, etc.

Software Request

To make a software request please email hpc@uco.edu with the name of the software and version information or other requirements if they exist.

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