Deactivating my account
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How to deactivate your account
OCF accounts potentially last forever, but occasionally, a user will want to delete an account. We're saddened to see you go, and we thank you for your time and interest with us. Here are the steps for removing your account.
You can do this in one of two ways:
- Come into lab and see a root staffer (names indicated with an asterisk * on the staff hours page)
- You will need positive photo identification (for security reasons)
- Mail a notarized request along with a scan of a photo ID and a signature
- If you have more questions about this, contact staff@ocf.berkeley.edu
Just disable my website
Many users request help from staff on removing their websites. You don't have to delete your entire account just to achieve this. Here's how you would do it on your own:
- Open a terminal.
- Mac OS X: Open Terminal under /Applications/Utilities/
- Windows: Use SSH Secure Shell, PuTTY, or one of the other options.
- Unix and Unix-like Systems: Open Terminal using one of the methods listed.
- Straight off the web: Launch a web-based SSH over web] tool, or one of your choice.
- You will be taken to your home directory. Type: chmod 600 public_html, and hit Enter.
- And you're done! Visit your website, and you should be getting a forbidden error.
- If you're interested in how this command worked, find more information on how file permissions work.
Just make the spam stop (somewhat)
Before you give up on your account completely, you can try beefing up your spam filtering by enabling server-side mail filtering. This will direct marked spam into a spam folder, thus reducing unwanted mail in your inbox.
