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-!!Thanks for expressing interest in joining the Waikato Linux Users Group
+!! Thanks for expressing interest in joining the WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup.
-You don'
t have to be a member, but it helps.
+You don’
t have to be a member, but it helps.
-Membership allows you access to the WlugLibrary,
gives you a shell account on
the WlugServer
, and contributes
to the running costs of all sorts of things that the LUG offer
.
+The WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup page
gives an overview of
the group and its aims
, and explains how
to join
the WlugMailingList
.
-Membership is currently set at $20 per year for an individual
[1
].
+Membership allows you access to the WlugLibrary, gives you a shell account on the WlugServer, and contributes to the running costs of all sorts of things that the
[LUG
] offer. Also, you must be a member of WlugIncorporated to stand for executive committee positions and to vote at General Meetings
.
-Please continue on into
the [secure site|http://secure
.wlug
.org.nz/] for details on how
to get your money
to us!
+Membership is currently set at $20 per year for an individual. Membership currently lasts from
the time of payment until the next Annual General Meeting
. Pro rata subscriptions are not offered
. We don’t offer a family membership per se as meetings are free and everyone is encouraged
to attend, but you are welcome
to make a suggested donation of $35 per year for a family.
----
-[1
] While
we don
't offer a
'family
' membership per se as meetings
are free and everyone
is encouraged
to attend
, you are welcome
to make a suggested donation of $35 per year
for a family
.
+!! Recommended process
+
+# __Signing the form/Payment of membership fees__
+
+ Please continue on into the
[secure site|https://secure.wlug.org.nz/join.html
] for details on how to get a membership form and return it, with payment, to us!
+
+ Be aware that if you pay online,
we will not be able to get confirmation of your payment until the next monthly statement arrives from our bank.
+
+# __Creation of an account on the WLUG server__
+
+ Once your membership has been confirmed, an [Email] account (<tt>
''someone
''@wlug.org.nz</tt>) will be set up for you, with the username and password you specified.
+
+ If you asked for a [Shell] account on your
membership form, you will have one created. (If there
are any problems, someone will get in touch with you.)
+ Currently, shell access
is only provided via [SSH] – you will need
to contact an administrator to get your PublicKey copied onto the machine.
+ See the WlugServer page for information about how to do this
, and for the AcceptableUsePolicy.
+
+# __Setup your account__
+
+ Check that
you can [SSH]
to <tt>hoiho.wlug.org.nz</tt>.
+ Make sure that the host key you see matches [the server's key|http://www.wlug.org.nz/archive/hoiho-host-key.txt].
+
+ See WlugMailNotes
for more information about using your mail account
.
