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In this guide, you will find instructions on the various user accounts used at the University of Tartu.

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If you do not have access to your user account or have any other questions regarding your user account, please contact IT helpdesk.

Types of user accounts related to the University of Tartu: student, foreign student, visiting student, foreign visiting student, in-service student, extern, medical resident, guest, employment contract, person performing a study assignment, emeritus.

All UT employees and students will receive a personal a computer network user account and a Microsoft account.

Different places may have different login methods, it can only be either the computer network user or the Microsoft user. A local administrator account can also be requested if work related tasks require administrator rights.

NB! Although the address of your personal e-mail is in the form firstname.lastname@ut.ee, you cannot log in to the information systems with it.

Types of accounts

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titleUT computer network user account

To log in, use the username created by the University of Tartu, which is usually an abbreviation of the first name and last name:

  • Martin Jackson: jacksonm
  • Tracy Davis: tracyda
  • Maria Nelson: nelsonma

With your username, you can log into:

  • work computer or a computer in a classroom
  • SIS
  • university's wiki
  • webs (intranet, Panopto, SYMPA etc.)
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titleMicrosoft account

To log in, use the Microsoft user created by the University of Tartu, which is in the format username@ut.ee:

With your Microsoft account, you can log into: 

  • Microsoft 365 applications
  • Moodle
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titleLocal administrator account

An administrator account is intended for users who need to use applications with administrator rights to perform work-related tasks. To We recommend contacting IT helpdesk to install or test the software, it is necessary to contact helpdeskbut this can also be done with a local administrator account.

  1. To order, submit a request in the requests portal: Ordering an administrator account.
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    The local administrator account data will be sent to your e-mail within 24 hours. You can complete step no. 2 only if you have received the information by e-mail.

  2. To activate the account, open the Software Center application on your computer.
  3. Select pcadmin setup v2.
  4. Click the Install button.
  5. In the window that opens, enter your desired password. Then press Enter on your keyboard, re-enter the same password and press Enter again on your keyboard.
    NB! Do not set your UT user account password as the new password, but create a new password that is not related to other passwords. Password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least one capital letter.

  6. The user account has been successfully created when the Windows PowerShell application closes automatically.
  7. If prompted for an account when starting an app, enter it in the following format: 
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    .\pcadmin
    Then enter the password and click Yes.

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