This document describes the general user policies for the High performance Computing facility (HPC) at the Florida State University (FSU). These policies were endorsed by the HPC advisory panel in order to ensure the fair use and sustainability of this university resource. If you have any questions or remarks about the policies described herein, please contact the HPC Director.

Use of the HPC signifies compliance with and acceptance of general user policies contained on this web site.

This document describes account and password expiration policies. Every user is required to change their password on a regular basis in order to maintain a secure system. You can change your password on the HPC-website: www.hpc.fsu.edu/password.

The goals of the job Scheduler are:

1. Provide predictable, responsive, and flexible means for an owner to access the computer processors that he/she purchased under the owner agreement.
2. Provide fair access to the general access computer processors and the idle owner-based processors.
3. Is easy to use.

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