Description

Domain of One’s Own (sometimes called “DoOO”) is an initiative that allows members of the College to claim a domain name (web address) and start building a website that is uniquely their own.

Understanding Accounts & Passwords

One aspect of Domain of One's Own that users may find a bit complicated at first is understanding the different accounts (and associated passwords) that you can manage as part of your participation. This article outlines the types of accounts that you are likely to have, what they are for, and how you go about resetting passwords on each of them.

Your cPanel Account

When you first sign up for your domain and hosting, a cPanel (control panel) account will be generated that provides you with access to your slice of the domains.swarthmore.edu webserver. Your cPanel account is automatically associated with your Swarthmore username. Therefore, your Swarthmore username and password will grant you access to your cPanel account.

Your Application Administrator Accounts

Every time you install a new application in cPanel, an administrator account for that application will be created. After you are logged in to your cPanel, you will need to log in a second time to the specific administrator account for an application to manage the associated website.

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In addition, most applications should have some kind of password reset link on the login page.

Other Types of Accounts

In addition to the three account types outlined above, there are a few other kinds of accounts you may have as part of domains.swarthmore.edu:

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