Usernames & Passwords

• Novell/LDAP Account
• Password
• Contractors & Guests

Novell/LDAP Account

As an employee, enrolled student or Marianist you receive a Novell/LDAP account.  You are assigned a unique username and password giving you access to a number of campus technologies.

The formal term for your account is your Novell/LDAP account.  It is also referred to by other monikers:

• "Computer account"
• "Google Apps account"
• "LDAP"
• "LDAP username"
• "LDAP account"
• "Login"
• "Novell account"
• "Username"

• Banner administrative systems
• Google Apps including UDMail
• Internet
• network printers & multifunction machines
• network storage space
• Porches

Password

Change your Novell/LDAP password:

1. log in to porches.udayton.edu 
2. select the "Account" icon
3. go to the "Change Password" tab

• Use the checker to ensure you select a password compliant with UD standards. Go to Password Checker

Reset your Novell/LDAP password back to the original:

1. go to porches.udayton.edu 
2. select "password" at the login prompt

Contractors & Guests

Please ask your host to contact the UDit Call Center at 937-229-3888 at least three business days in advance.

• Contractors - Your host may request a Novell/LDAP account for the duration of your stay on campus or your affiliation as a service provider for the university.
• Guests - Your host may request an account that will provide Internet access for the duration of your stay on campus.  

Your host needs to provide:

• UD employee name and department hosting guest
• Name of the guest
• Email address for the guest
• Contact phone number for the guest
• Beginning and end date for access