Eligibility for NetID

• ADRice: logging into most office and lab computers on campus
• Esther: a system that integrates student services and academic-related activities (student records, grades (input by faculty), etc.)
• iO: enterprise system that integrates financials, human resources, procurement, and related reporting in the Oracle Cloud
• Canvas: learning management system
• Google Workspace for Education: cloud-computing tools such as Email, Calendar, Drive, Docs, etc. 
• Duo: Two-factor authentication system
• Box: Cloud-based storage 
• Some software available to current Rice faculty, staff, and students:
  • Cisco AnyConnect VPN 
  • Zoom Video Communication

 

New Rice Google account holders use their NetID password to login into Google.

Individuals with Rice Google accounts that were established prior to May 17, 2021, will continue to have a separate Google password that differs from their NetID password until they change one of the passwords and then the passwords will automatically be synchronized. If individuals would prefer to have one less password to remember, they may synchronize them by resetting their password at https://mynetid.rice.edu.

Before proceeding, you must be enrolled in Duo Authentication.  Logging into the Online Account Management System (https://mynetid.rice.edu) requires using Duo.

If you are already enrolled in Duo, or after you complete enrollment, start at Step 1.

Step 1:  Log on to: Online Account Management Page.

Step 2:  Choose your Duo authentication method by selecting one of the three buttons: Send Me a Push, Call Me, or Enter a Passcode. (The example in this document uses a mobile phone with the Send Me a Push button.)

Enter your new password (making sure it meets the criteria listed below), re-type the password, and click Submit. 

• It must be different from your current password.
• It must be at least 8 characters.
• It cannot be based on your NetID.
• It must not contain your name or common words (e.g. Rice or Owls).
• It must contain at least three of the four character classes:
• Uppercase letter
• Lowercase letter
• Special character
• Numeric digit
• It must be composed of characters in the Roman alphabet or symbols on the US keyboard.

Create a new password based on the specific requirements. Enter your new password twice and then select submit.

Please note: it may take several minutes for campus systems to receive the new password.

New Rice Google account holders use their NetID password to login into Google.

Individuals with Rice Google accounts that were established prior to May 17, 2021, will continue to have a separate Google password that differs from their NetID password until they change one of the passwords and then the passwords will automatically be synchronized. If individuals would prefer to have one less password to remember, they may synchronize them by resetting their password at https://mynetid.rice.edu.

How do I know that my account is locked out?

There is no simple answer to how do you know if you are locked out.  

• Did you have access to this system or service recently?
• When you try to authenticate to the system or service, do you receive a message saying the "invalid password," or "account locked," or does it fails silently with no response?
• Are you able to log into https://MyNetID.rice.edu with the same password?

If the answers to all of these questions is YES, then at least one of your accounts may be locked.

Why am I locked out?

Have you changed a password recently?  Automatic account lockouts typically activate after multiple consecutive failed login attempts to a specific authentication system. An old password on an active device could be the cause of the lockout.

Rice's Authentication Systems

• Active Directory
  • RiceNet Wireless
  • Rice Exchange Mail
  • Workstation/Kiosk Logins (Windows, Mac)

• LDAP / Web Single Sign-On
  • Rice Campus Mail
  • Rice Authenticated Web Sites (Canvas, Box, Subversion,  Webmail, etc)
  • Server/Desktop Logins (Linux)

Auto-lockout affects access to everything within that authentication system. For example, if you trigger the auto-lockout by entering your password incorrectly into Webmail (Rice Campus Mail), you will be unable to access any Linux computers that are also using LDAP for authentication, but your RiceNet Wireless would continue to work normally because it uses a different authentication system.

You can select which of your email addresses or aliases you prefer to appear in the Rice online directory (https://search.rice.edu). 

Login to https://mynetid.rice.edu which is Rice's Online Account Management System and requires using Duo Authentication.

Click the Select Primary Email Alias link in the left menu. 

Select the radio button for your preferred primary email alias and then click Publish.

With the activation of your NetID, you are automatically assigned two email addresses:

• NetID address:netid@rice.edu
  (Example: sto77@rice.edu)
  
  
• Official full name address: first.lastname@rice.edu
  (Example: Samson.The.Owl@rice.edu)

You can create up to three personalized @rice.edu addresses that are called email aliases or vanity email addresses. These are not different email accounts- all email messages sent to your NetID address, your full name address, and your aliases are directed to your one Rice email account. You might want an alias for job or internship searches or perhaps a fun alias to use with your friends. Choose wisely. You only have three aliases for your entire time at Rice and you cannot change them, delete them, or get more.

• Example Vanity email addresses: 
  • NicknameForFriends@rice.edu
    (Example: Sami@rice.edu)
    
    
  • FormalNameForJobSearch@rice.edu
    (Example: Sam.Owl@rice.edu)

Click the Create Email Alias link in the left menu. 

Be sure to keep your contact information in the Rice Online Account Management System, MyNetID, updated. In order to reset your forgotten password yourself, the system needs to know a cell phone number or a secondary email address, or both. This way, a reset token can be sent to those contact points that are external to the password that needs resetting. 

Login to mynetid.rice.edu. Click the Change your contact information button or the Contact Information link in the left menu. 

Getting to the Account Summary Display

To view your MyNetID account information, login to mynetid.rice.edu using Duo authentication. Once logged in, click the Account Summary link in the left menu. 

Once on the Account Summary page, you will see the following categories of information:

• NetID Information - use your NetID to log on to Rice classroom and lab computers and campus systems.
• NetID Account Status - the status is indicated.
• Primary Email Address - This is your published email address in the Rice online directory.   You may select your preference for a published email alias.
• Email Alias or Vanity Email Alias  - You may personalize your Rice address by creating up to three email vanity aliases. All email addresses delivered to your NetID email account.

NetID Information

Your NetID is abc123. (Your NetID is a combination of your initials and numbers.)

Use your NetID to log into Rice classroom and lab computers, as well as the university systems, and applications.

Email Information

Your published email address is youraddress@rice.edu. 

To access your Rice email, you must log in using your NetID account name, abc123.

Primary Email Address

Designate one email address as your primary or published address for the Rice Online Directory. You may choose your NetID address or one of your email aliases as your published email address.

(Learn more NetID: Changing your Published (Primary) Email Address

An email alias or vanity mail address allows you to personalize your Rice address. Your NetID automatically assigns you two email addresses: your NetID address and your official address (usually your full name). You may create up to three email vanity aliases. All addresses deliver messages to your NetID email account. (Learn more NetID: Creating an Email Alias (also known as Vanity Email Address)

When you are on the account summary page, it will show all the addresses that can deliver messages to your NetID email account and if you have any vanity mail aliases remaining.