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How will I know which format to use?

Look for prompts on the login screen that tell you which format to use.

However, a simple rule is: if the site is a Microsoft managed site with a login that looks like this, you should use the long form (i.e. d1brown@royalroads.ca).

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All others use the short form (like d1brown) unless otherwise directed.

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titleClick for bonus info: How is your Academic Account and email address created?

  1. The username is created using the first initial of your preferred name + your last name.
    (i.e. for a student named Douglas Brown, the username would be dbrown.)

  2. If the username dbrown has been used previously, the last name is preceded with a number.  Therefore the username would be d1brown.  If that is already used, the system tries d2brownand so on, until it finds an unused username (i.e. d3brown).

  3. The email address is generated based on the username. Using the example above for Douglas Brown, username d1brown, the email address will be: douglas.1brown@royalroads.ca.

We cannot changed the name except in very specific circumstances, such as a legal name change.

What is my passphrase?

As mentioned above, you set up a password when you activated your Academic Account.

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With few exceptions, you rarely use your email address to log in to RRU resources.

Your initial passphrase

You created your account passphrase when you applied. It would have been 15+ characters and we would have suggested you use a “phrase”.

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How can I reset my passphrase?

If you cannot remember your passphrase is, you can reset your passphrase on our web site here.

You MUST know your student ID number. If you don't know your student ID number, you will need to contact the registrar's office at 1-800-788-8028 x4862. The student number is also on all receipts your received from Royal Roads.

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titleClick for bonus info: How did we come up with your username and email address.

  1. The username is created using the first initial of your Preferred Name + your last name.
    (IE. Student name Douglas Brown becomes dbrown.)

  2. If the username dbrown has been used previously, then the last name is preceded with a number.  Therefore the system will check the availability of d1brown.  If that is taken, it increments upward until the system finds an unused username (IE. d1brown).

Second the email address is generated based on the username.  

  1. Using the example above, Douglas Brown, username d1brown, will get an email address of Douglas.4Brown @ Royalroads.ca.

We cannot changed the name except in very specific circumstances. This includes legal name change or of the username is offensive. If the username is offensive, then the username is incremented by 1 number.

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All RRU official correspondence is sent to your RRU email account. There are a few ways to access your RRU email account. (a couple methods require a mobile device)

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