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ADIT Enabled

• What is ADIT?
• What are the Benefits of ADIT?
• What changes will I see?
• When will ADIT-Enabled be implemented?
• Why Another Campus Domain?

What is ADIT?

ADIT is the CSM Central, Campus-wide Microsoft Windows Active Directory domain. The word 'adit' itself means "a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine" (Merriam-Webster Online).

What are the Benefits of ADIT?

There are many benefits to using a central, campus-wide Active Directory. Some of them are:

• Single Username & Password for all MS-Windows managed systems
• Common user experience across departments
• Increased use of shared resources
• Decreased duplication of support & maintenance

What changes will I see?

The majority of changes will be transparent to most users, however the following changes will NOT be transparent:

• Domain Username used to login to File Servers remotely.
  Currently, the AC&N file server 'Hornet' requires the use of "CSMCC\username" to authenticate remotely. This will change to "ADIT\username". Additionally, most departmental servers do not require any Domain preface, i.e., using "username" suffices. This will also be changing to "ADIT\username" as departments transition to being ADIT-Enabled. Here is an example, connecting to 'Hornet':
  
• Domain Username used to login to Print Servers remotely.
  Similarly to the file servers, you will now need to specify "ADIT\username" when connecting to the print servers remotely.
• Domain Username & password used to login to departmental computer labs.
  There will no longer be a separate departmental Domain account, so your ADIT (formerly CSMCC) username & password will be used in place of the departmental username & password. If you do not know your ADIT or CSMCC username & password combination, please visit newuser.mines.edu/password and reset your ADIT password.
• There will be a concerted effort put forth to advertise in each department when the ADIT-Enabled project will transition a particular department. This will include:
  • Per-Department Email Notifications - detailing the specifics for the department
  • Switch of lab computer desktops to reflect the ADIT-Enabled logo above
  • Hands-on assistance immediately after the transition

When will ADIT-Enabled be implementated?

The current implementation timeline is: (per Windows Domain)

• CSMCC: August 12, 2006
• CSMLAIS: Fall Break 2006
• CSMCH: Fall Break 2006
• CSMEB: Fall Break 2006
• CSMGE: Winter Break 2006
• CSMMME: Winter Break 2006
• CSMEG: Winter Break 2006
• The following are TBD:
  • MINING
  • CSMESE
  • LIBRARY
  • CSMPH
  • MLRC/CSMMA

Why another Domain?

To facilitate a more campus-centric approach to Active Directory management.

Please open a ticket at the Mines Help Center with any feedback.

Page last modified on 2006-08-20