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Getting Started on Gemini for Faculty and Staff |
As a faculty, you may have access to several accounts on campus. One of these is a VMS Account on Gemini which may be your email account. If you do not have an account and would like one, complete a Request for Academic VMS Account (Gemini) available on the web or contact Paul Tsai at ptsai@tntech.edu.
You must set your Gemini password initially in order to cause your email account to become active. You may do this by logging into Gemini and changing your password or by changing your Gemini password through the web.
From the
Then select the link: Change your passwords online.
Select Change Password on Gemini.
Follow the online directions as shown below. Your username is usually your first (and perhaps middle) initial and last name. Your initial password is your social security number—all nine digits with no hyphens or spaces.
Your password can be from 6 to 31 characters using digits and letters. No special characters, such as #, $, &, or % are allowed. No spaces are allowed. In addition, your password must be a unique word, not found in the system dictionary. The password is not case sensitive. You may wish to combine two words to form one "nonsense" word, such as "some" + "password" = "somepassword".
The way you connect to a VMS system, such as Gemini, depends on your particular setup. If you are using a personal computer, you must run a terminal emulation program, such as QVT/Term, in order to connect. Please contact
Microcomputer Support at 6315 if you need this program installed in your office.If you are using QVT/Term, double-click on the Gemini icon on your desktop.Once the program connects with the VMS system, you will be prompted for your username. |
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Note: If pressing return gives a Local> prompt, type c gemini and press [Enter] to connect.
At the Username: prompt, enter the username that has been assigned to you. This is usually your first (and perhaps middle) initial and last name.Your initial password is your social security number—all nine digits with no hyphens or spaces. Note that when you type your password, the cursor does not move and nothing appears on the screen, so no one else will see it. |
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You need to reset your password the first time you log in. Your password can be from 6 to 31 characters using digits and letters. No special characters, such as #, $, &, or % are allowed. No spaces are allowed. In addition, your password must be a unique word,
not found in the system dictionary. The password is not case sensitive. You may wish to combine two words to form one "nonsense" word, such as "some" + "password" = "somepassword".When you type your new password, the cursor will not move and the characters will not show on the screen as shown below. For example, you might type:
| New password: somepassword [Enter] Verification: somepassword [Enter] |
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Choose a password you will remember. Keep your password secure; don’t give it to anyone else, or leave it where someone could see it. You are responsible for your account.
You are now logged on to Gemini. When the
$ prompt appears, the system is ready to receive your commands.For more information on using VMS, from the TTU Home Page (www.tntech.edu),
go to Computing —› Documentation —› VMS
It is good practice to change your password on Gemini periodically. To change your password on Gemini, at the $ prompt:
Type set password
Type your old password.
Type your new password and then retype it to verify it. (Note that nothing shows on the screen.)
Faculty are allotted 50 MG of disk space which is expressed as 100,000 blocks. To request additional disk space, contact Paul Tsai (PTsai@tntech.edu or phone: 3983). Please note that no email will be delivered once your disk quota is full, so delete messages and files you do not need frequently. To determine how much space you have remaining, at the $ prompt type: show quota
| When you are ready to log off, type lo (or log or logout) at the $ prompt. |  |
Please note that your email will not be delivered if your disk quota is exceeded. The maximum size of an individual message including attachments and the necessary mail program overhead may not exceed 3 MG.
In the PC Labs, click on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop. Elsewhere, open your regular browser. On the TTU Home Page, click on the link to WebMail in the menu bar or type the URL: webmail.tntech.edu
At the WebMail Login Screen:
Click on the Compose button to begin typing a message.
Type email addresses as jqs6789@tntech.edu or myfriend@harvard.edu
See the handout WebMail Basics in the lab or on the TTU Home Page under Computing —› Documentation for more details.
Please note that your email will not be delivered if your disk quota is exceeded. The maximum size of an individual message including attachments and the necessary mail program overhead may not exceed 3 MG.
In the PC Labs, click on the Outlook Express icon on the desktop.
If this is the first time you are using Outlook Express:
See the handout Introduction to Outlook Express for more details on
using Outlook Express.
This is available on the web. From the TTU Home Page select
Computing —› Documentation —› Email —› Outlook
Express v. 5
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