Hi Bob,
  Not all ATLAS GRID users will need SLAC accounts. The SLAC Tier-2 users are expected to need proper SLAC user account, because they have to develop the code for the jobs at a place there are ATLAS releases installed before they can submit the jobs to the GRID. The ATLAS online farm we are putting together will also become a global ATLAS facility for ATLAS trigger/DAQ people at CERN or elsewhere to login to and perform tests interactively. There is currently an attempt to use the UK Manchester Tier-2 for a subset of these sort of online tests, while the Tier-2 is configured purely for GRID
use. It has just turned into a completely frustrating nonsense. Apart from official productions, we are still working in the traditional way for now. 
Su Dong            

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cowles, Robert D. 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 4:42 PM
> To: Moss, Leonard J.; Gowdy, Stephen
> Cc: Su, Dong; atlas-sccs-planning-l; LeCount, Arla
> Subject: RE: Minutes of ATLAS/SCCS Planning Meeting 30th August 2006
> 
> I don't understand why we would be requiring Atlas users to 
> get SLAC accounts. If Atlas users want a DOEgrids 
> certificate, then DOEgrids should have a way to verify 
> membership in Atlas and an RA capable of doing that. 
> 
> <remove OSG Security hat> <put on SLAC security hat>
> 
> I don't want a bunch of Atlas grid users having shell 
> accounts that they should never have a reason to use and that 
> are just sitting there dormant.
> 
> BC
> 
> > > Arla also
> > > requested to make sure all E-mail requests for certificates using 
> > > SLAC
> > as a
> > > sponsor be sent from the SLAC user account to ease the trace back.
> 
>