Account creation¶

Who sends requests¶

To get access to the DGX, an account request is required.

• The request is sent by the student(s).
• The project supervisor must be in CC on the request email.
• Requests without supervisor CC are not processed.

Access is granted after request validation.

Forms to fill¶

Use the following YAML forms:

• project request: project.yml
• single user request (rare cases): user.yml

Send the completed form to dgx_support@listes.centralesupelec.fr.

What is created for projects¶

For each project request, one project technical account (project “user”) is created.

In project.yml, you can provide several SSH public keys in ssh_public_keys (one key per student and/or per device if needed).

What is expected from students¶

Each student must generate an SSH key pair and provide the public key.

• Never send the private key.
• Public keys are one-line strings starting with ssh-ed25519 or ssh-rsa.

Generate SSH keys on Windows (PowerShell)¶

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "firstname.lastname" -f $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa
Get-Content $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa.pub

Generate SSH keys on Linux / macOS¶

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "firstname.lastname" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

If a user already has a valid SSH key pair, reuse the existing public key.

Network restrictions¶

Please note that the DGX can only be accessed from the Eduroam network on the Paris-Saclay campus or via VPN.