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15 If you want us to add another tip here, let us know via //[[b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org>>url:http://b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org||shape="rect"]] .//
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18 {{confluence_tip title="What are Belle II credentials?"}}
19 The Belle II credentials are your account and your password.
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22 {{confluence_tip title="Are there step-by-step instructions to obtain and use a Grid user certificate?"}}
23 Please go to [[doc:BI.Belle II Internal.Software.Belle II Collaborative Services and Tools Migration.Belle II Registration Procedure.WebHome]] and scroll down.
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26 {{confluence_tip title="Where is the Belle II members list?"}}
27 Please refer to the official [[Belle II members list>>url:http://belle.kek.jp/secured2/secretary/memberlist/list2.cgi||shape="rect"]] (protected).
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30 {{confluence_tip title="What are Grid certificates all about?"}}
31 Please refer to the page [[doc:BI.Belle II Registration and Account FAQ.What are Grid User Certificates.WebHome]] .
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34 {{confluence_tip title="Why am I asked for my date and place of birth?"}}
35 In order to uniquely identify you in our system, we have to know your date and place of birth. Be sure the information will not be used elsewhere according to the privacy rules.
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38 {{confluence_tip title="I am confused about the name of the VO. Is it 'belle' or 'belle2.org'?"}}
39 For historic reasons the VO [['belle'>>url:https://voms.cc.kek.jp:8443/voms/belle||shape="rect"]] is the **correct** one. Although this seems wrong, please do **not** use the VO 'belle2.org'.
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42 {{confluence_tip title="When trying to connect to the KEK VOMS server I see 'SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT'?"}}
43 In order to create the necessary secure connection to the KEK VOMS server, your browser needs to accept the VOMS server's certificate. Click 'Advanced' /  'Add exception' / 'Get certificate' / 'Store permanently' / 'Confirm' .
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47 Connection errors such as 'SSL_ERROR_HANDSHAKE_FAILURE_ALERT' are due to old or missing CA certificates in your browser. You might want to check //Preferences / Advanced / Certificates / View Certificates / Servers //and// Authorities .// Also consider to use another browser. We have good experiences with **firefox** and we saw also **safari** on MAC working. From our experience there is usually someone in your group or institute who managed.
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50 {{confluence_tip title="What is my Belle II account at DESY good for?"}}
51 The Belle II credentials (account + password) you got through the registration procedure can be used to access the **new** Belle II web pages and the new Wiki.
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54 {{confluence_tip title="Do I have to renew my Belle II account at DESY yearly as at KEK?"}}
55 No, this is not necessary.
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58 {{confluence_tip title="What about a paper-based registration?"}}
59 A [[doc:BI.Belle II Paper-based Registration.WebHome]] procedure is possible but not recommended.The two main steps of //authentication// ('Who are you?') and //authorization// ('Are you in Belle II?') have to be carried out manually. Therefore it requires more work from your side and from the administrators in your and our institute. Hence we would like to strongly encourage you again to go for the Grid user certificate based registration since you will need this certificate later on for accessing data and submitting jobs in the Belle II Grid anyway.
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62 {{confluence_tip title="Do I have a DESY account?"}}
63 If you were able to or are still able to login to //bastion.desy.de// , you got a DESY account earlier which can be used for Belle II. Contact //[[b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org>>url:http://b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org||shape="rect"]] //. A new registration attempt via the portal would fail.
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66 {{confluence_tip title="I have already a Grid user certifcate?"}}
67 Belle II collaborators who have a //already// a **Grid user certificate** and are //already// member of the **VO** '[[belle'>>url:https://voms.cc.kek.jp:8443/voms/belle||shape="rect"]] can go directly to the [[registration portal>>url:https://belle2-request.desy.de/||shape="rect"]]. Make sure the Grid user certificate is in the browser!
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71 Belle II collaborators who have //already// a **DESY account** should contact //[[b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org>>url:http://b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org||shape="rect"]]// . The account can be used for Belle II. A **Grid user certificate** and the membership in the **VO** '[[belle'>>url:https://voms.cc.kek.jp:8443/voms/belle||rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="external-link"]] is strongly recommended though.
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75 Check existence and validity of your Grid user certificate in your **firefox** browser in //Preferences / Advanced / Certificates / View Certificates / Your Certificate.
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79 {{confluence_tip title="I want to change my password?"}}
80 Login to //bastion.desy.de// and use the command '//passwd//'. It connects to the DESY registry which manages the access to afs, [[web>>url:http://belle2.org||shape="rect"]] pages, and //Atlassian// tools (confluence, stash, agira, bamboo). The [[Sympa>>url:https://lists.belle2.org||shape="rect"]] ML server and [[Indico>>url:https://indico.desy.de/categoryDisplay.py?categId=428||shape="rect"]] are //not// managed automatically.
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84 The command '//passwd//' issued on a DESY login host, e.g. //bastion.desy.de//, connects to the DESY registry which manages the access to afs, [[web>>url:http://belle2.org||shape="rect"]] pages, and //Atlassian// tools (confluence, stash, agira, bamboo). The [[Sympa>>url:https://lists.belle2.org||shape="rect"]] ML server and [[Indico>>url:https://indico.desy.de/categoryDisplay.py?categId=428||shape="rect"]] are //not// managed automatically.
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87 {{confluence_tip title="I lost my password?"}}
88 If your password got lost, please contact //[[b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org>>url:http://b2-registration-support_AT_belle2.org||shape="rect"]]// .
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92 See [[doc:BI.Belle II Newcomers.Belle II User Registration.Belle II Requesting Additional Resource Access.WebHome]].
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95 {{confluence_tip title="I need access to additional resouces?"}}
96 See [[doc:BI.Belle II Newcomers.Belle II User Registration.Belle II Requesting Additional Resource Access.WebHome]].
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100 See [[https:~~/~~/voms.cc.kek.jp:8443/voms/belle>>url:https://voms.cc.kek.jp:8443/voms/belle||shape="rect"]] .
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103 {{confluence_tip title="I lost the password of my Grid user certificate?"}}
104 As the private key the password is as the the word implies 'private'. It is only known to you. Unfortunately you must request a new certificate.
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108 Grid users usually have exported their Grid user certificate to ~~/.globus to use it with Grid commands such as 'voms-proxy-init', 'dirac-proxy-init', or 'gb2_proxy_init'. The following commands may help to investigate the situation.
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116 -r~-~-r~-~-r~-~- 1  usercert.pem
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118 -r~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- 1  userkey.pem
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122 Checking if public (cert) and private (key) match:
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128 ~> openssl x509 -noout -modulus -in usercert.pem | openssl md5
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134 Checking subject, issuer, and validity dates:
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136 ~> openssl x509 -subject -issuer -email -dates -noout -in ~~/.globus/usercert.pem
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