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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 fortnightly statement arrives from our bank (we cannot do online banking).
+
+# __Creation of an account on the WLUG server__
+
+ WLUG members are eligible for an [Email] account.
+ Once your membership has been confirmed, an [Email] account (<tt>
''someone
''@wlug.org.nz</tt>) may be set up for you, with the username and password you specified on your
membership form.
+
+ If you asked for [Shell] access to the server 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. Read the [SSHKeys] for information on how to create keys and use SSH.
+ See the WlugServer page for the AcceptableUsePolicy
, and who to contact to copy keys over for
you.
+
+# __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 the WlugServer page
for things that the server supports.
+
+ See WlugMailNotes for more information about using your mail account
.
