= Guest Access to porter machines =
-People who are not DDs but are working on software in Debian are able to obtain
+People who are not DDs but are working on software in Debian are can request
access to porter machines for short term (1-2 months) in order to resolve port
issues and the like.
+The final decision about account creation remains with DSA.
+
== DMs/NMs ==
DMs (i.e. people who have their key in the debian-maintainers keyring) or
people already in the NM process may route their request through the
-<a href="mailto:new-maintainer@debian.org">NM-frontdesk</a>.
+<a href="mailto:nm@debian.org">NM-frontdesk</a>.
The following information should be provided to frontdesk:
* First/Middle/Last-name
* Preferred username
-* GPG key fingerprint (if key is in the debian-maintainers keyring), or key if not.
-* Forwarding email address (for things like cron output etc.)
+* Key **fingerprint** of the PGP key, which needs to be on the keyserver network. (fingerprint. Not a keyid. Not a link to a site that has a key or a keyserver. A fingerprint.)
+* email address
* Signed agreement to abide by DMUP (or link to the mailinglist archive of debian-newmaint where that already was done)
* Machine(s)/Architecture(s) to which access is needed
* Short rationale as to //why// access is needed
* First/Middle/Last-name
* Preferred username
-* GPG key
-* Forwarding email address (for things like cron output etc.)
+* Key **fingerprint** of the PGP key, which needs to be on the keyserver network. (fingerprint. Not a keyid. Not a link to a site that has a key or a keyserver. A fingerprint.)
+* email address
* Signed agreement to abide by DMUP
* Machine(s)/Architecture(s) to which access is needed
* Short rationale as to //why// access is needed
* Signed email containing above information
+== Expired Accounts ==
+
+Once an account has expired the user will no longer be able to log into
+debian machines. If access is required again creating a ticket in RT should
+suffice to get it re-activated (The request should be pgp signed).
+
+Similarly, should access to other hosts become necessary a ticket in RT
+can be opened.
-The final decision about account creation remains with DSA.