Account Request

The RCAC online Research Computing Account Request system is currently unavailable. Please request accounts on RCAC systems by sending e-mail to rcac-help@purdue.edu with the following information

  • Your name
  • Your Purdue Career Account login name
  • Your department
  • The names of the RCAC systems on which you would like your account to be created (e.g. Radon, Steele, DXUL/Fortress)
  • An initial home directory disk quota between 1-10 GB
  • Your preferred Linux command shell (e.g. bash, tcsh)

In addition, if you are not a Purdue faculty member, please supply the name and Purdue Career Account login name of your supervisor/advisor, and “cc” him or her on your email to RCAC.