Account types
Here you can find information about the different types of accounts available at Linnaeus University.
Staff accounts
All employees at Linnaeus University need a staff account to log in with and access different services and systems at the university.
For doctoral students, it is usually a Personal Account that is most suitable to order. The difference between Staff Account and External Account is that with the Personal Account you can access common groups on Medarbetare and email lists that are attached to the faculty.
With the Personal account you connect to the wireless network called "eduroam".
Guest accounts - for visitors who need to be able to log in to computers in the lecture rooms
If you have visitors, conference attendees or lecturers who need to be able to log in to the computers in the lecture rooms, they will need a guest account.
A guest account has a short period of validity, by default a maximum of 14 days, but may be valid longer if there are special needs.
A guest account has a short validity period, by default a maximum of 14 days, but can be valid longer if there are special needs.
Guests can also retrieve a guest account themselves by visiting IT support and presenting an ID card. NOTE! The account is only valid for one day.
NOTE! No guest account is needed to use the "LNU-Guest" wireless network where you log in with a private email address.
External Accounts - for non employees who needs access to Lnu services
External account can be used when an external person needs access to:
- MyMoodle
- P: (via VPN)
- Printouts on MFP
- Medarbetare
- Eduroam (wi-fi)
With an External Account you do not automatically get access to common groups on Employees or email lists. If there is a need for this you probably should be ordering a Staff Account instead.
External accounts have acces to the wireless network "eduroam".
NOTE! No guest account is needed to use the "LNU-Guest" wireless network where you log in with a private email address.
Student accounts for Participants in Contract Education
If participants on contract education need to log in to any of Linnaeus University's services, such as MyMoodle, they need access to an account that you can order from IT support.
Order of accounts for participants on contract education
Staff at Linnaeus University can order accounts for contract education.
It is important that you have access to all participants' first and last name, social security number and e-mail address when ordering.
Order Form for Accounts for contract education.
How do participants get the login information to the account?
They get their accounts by logging in with a one-time code at Linnaeus University's account portal. Information on how to get an account will be included with the one-time code.
When you order through the order form, you can choose if you want IT support to send the one-time code to the participants or if you want to hand out the code.
Function accounts
If you need an address that is a function of the university, for example registrator@lnu.se, it is a function of account you need. You can also use the account function to display events in the calendar on Lnu.se.
Student account
Students at Linnaeus University will have access to an account for students (Student account) that they use for login to student web, MyMoodle, student mail etc.
Students log in to Linnaeus University Account Portal to collect their account. They can either log in with their account to Antagning.se or order a one-time code in the portal.
The student must be admitted / registered / re-registered in the current term in order to retrieve his / her account.
Here you can read more about the validity of time of a student account.
Student accounts for international students
In order for international students to be able to retrieve their student accounts, they need a one-time code from IT support.
Here's how it works:
When the student's admission is transferred to Ladok, the IT department sends two e-mails to the e-mail address they have specified in their application to the university.
The first email contains
- the social security number they have in Ladok
The second email contains
- a one-time code
- a link to the guide for how to get a student account
The one-time code, along with the social security number, is used to log in to Linnaeus University's account portal to retrieve the student account.
When an international student contacts us about not having received this information from us, it may be one of the following reasons:
1. The mail has been handled as spam by the recipient's server. Ask the student to check their Junk Email box after the sender address noreply-otc@lnu.se.
2. They are checking in a mailbox with a different e-mail address than the one they specified in their application to Antagning.se. Ask them to look in the correct mailbox. If they want to change their email address, they do so at Antagning.se
3. The admission round has not yet been transferred to Ladok (this usually applies to the admission rounds HTXXXX / VTXXXX). See dates for when accounts can be retrieved:
If none of the above helps the student find the email, refer them to it-support@lnu.se and we will send the information to them.
Test account
If you need to log in to a service with an account other than your staff account, for example if you need to see what students can see in a course room in MyMoodle, it is a test account you should use.
Ordering test account