UMKC Information Services
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Student Computing Labs → Troubleshooting |
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Information
Services (IS) is here to help. We want you to receive assistance as
quickly as possible, so we are providing this information as a guide to help you
understand and correct problems. If you don't find the answers here,
please contact the Call
Center or a Student Assistant in one of the IS labs.
Account-related Problems
Profile-related Problems
Personal
File Storage Problems
Account-related Problems
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| Account Not Found |
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The Call Center should be called if your account has not been
created yet. Account creation occurs in Columbia, therefore it
might take a few days for this problem to be fixed.
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| Multiple Accounts |
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It's
not a good idea to have more than one account on the servers.
You can lose track of important email and data this way. If you
find that you have more than one account, select which account you
want to keep, then contact the Call Center. Tell them which
account you'd like to keep and ask them to delete the other
accounts. Be sure to back up any email or other data from the
accounts that will be deleted beforehand!
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| Logon only permitted from non UMKC-USERS domain |
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If
you have applied at other UM campuses, there is a chance that your
account was created on their system instead of as a UMKC-USERS
account. In this case, you won't have access to any of the
special services like Personal File Storage Space or printing.
Notify an SA in one of the IS-managed computer labs and they will send
in a problem report to have your account moved to UMKC.
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| Password Incorrect Error |
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Please
be sure to follow the formatting conventions on the Password
Reset page closely. Passwords can't contain any information
that is specific to your account such as any part of your name, social
security number, or birth date. Please try to select a password
that is difficult to guess. If you are certain that you are
typing in your password correctly and have followed formatting
conventions, please contact the Call Center for assistance.
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| Can't Print |
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You
will not be able to print if your account isn't located in the
UMKC-USERS domain or if you've activated your account less than 2
business days ago. If more than 2 business days have passed
since activating your account and you still can't print, please speak
with an SA.
Detailed
information on printing is contained in the "Managing
Your Quotas" section.
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Profile-related Problems
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| Slow Profile Load Times |
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If
you are experiencing slow load times, you may have saved large files to your
desktop instead of to your Q: drive. Make sure that all files are
saved to the Q: drive and not the desktop. If you are still
experiencing slow load times, there could be a problem with the
network. Please talk to an SA if you continue to experience slow load
times.
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| Insufficient Profile Quota |
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If
you try to log out and receive an error message about having insufficient
profile quota, you'll need to delete or move files before you can log
out. All of your files should be saved to your Q: drive, not to
the desktop.
When
you begin to approach the limit of your personal profile quota, the following
icon will appear in the lower right corner of your monitor, next to the clock:

When
you have exceeded your profile quota, the icon will look like this:

You
can click on either of these icons to bring up a window that will give you a
listing of all the files counting against your profile. Find any large
files you can and delete them or move them to your Q: drive to make sure they
count against your personal file storage space instead of your personal
profile space quota.
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Personal File Storage Problems
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| Can't Access Data Storage |
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You
will not be able to access your Personal File Storage Space if your
account isn't located in the UMKC-USERS domain or if you've activated
your account less than 2 business days ago. If more than 2
business days have passed since activating your account and you still
can't access your Personal File Storage Space, please speak with an SA.
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If you are having problems in any of the public labs please contact one of
the Lab Student Assistants for help.
If student assistants are unavailable in
your lab you may also contact the
UMKC Call Center
for assistance.
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