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Google Apps for MIT.EDU

MIT takes over administration of Google Apps for MIT.EDU

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What is it?

Google Apps for a domain, in this case mit.edu, is a service provided by Google that allows members of an educational institution or business to collaborate with each other, separate from their personal Google accounts. Google Apps for a domain offers a subset of Google services to registered users. In the case of Google Apps for MIT.EDU, currently available services are Google Docs, Calendar, and Sites.


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Login to Google Apps for MIT.EDU is available to registered users at http://www.google/a/mit.edu/. After September 5th registered users will be able to sign into Google services with their MIT.EDU Google Apps username and password from any Google login box.

Common questions and resources

  • [How can I sign up for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]
    Google does not allow self-service registration for current versions of Google Apps for a domain. Until MIT finishes integration work with on-campus directory and authentication services, your account needs to be manually created. Please send email to google-help@mit.edu from your MIT email address.
  • [How can I reset my password for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]
    Until MIT finishes integration work with on-campus directory and authentication services, your password needs to be manually reset, but we can do this over email. Please send a request to google-help@mit.edu from your MIT email address.
  • [istcontrib:MIT takes over administration of Google Apps for MIT.EDU]
    This article goes into detail on recent administration changes to Google Apps for MIT.EDU, driven by Google's announced discontinuing of Teams Edition and other upcoming changes to Google Apps.
  • [How does Google Apps for MIT.EDU relate to my personal Google account?]
    An overview of the various editions of Google Apps, and how they relate to personal Google accounts.
  • [I got a note telling my one of my addresses conflicts with my Google Apps for MIT.EDU account -- what should I do?]
    Answer still needs to be written. This may happen to some users following a global change to Google Apps Google is planning for September 5th, 2012.

Known issues with Google Apps for MIT.EDU

1 Shared Google Docs link to mit.edu login page instead of my own Gmail account
If Google Apps for a particular domain exists, Google will always include a login and share link to Google Apps for that domain, even if you have not signed up for an account and would prefer to share the document with your personal Google account. Check How can I use a Google sharing link with my personal Google account? for several work-arounds.
2 My MIT email address was removed from my personal Google account!
Google is pushing out a global change to the infrastructure powering Google Apps, consolidating it with the infrastructure that powers personal Google services. This means an email address that is used for logging in can only exist in one place (i.e. you cannot use it for both Google Apps and a personal Google account). Conflicts are rare, but if one is found Google will give precedence to your Google Apps and remove the address from your personal Google account.
3 Self-service sign-up is no longer available for Google Apps for mit.edu
In current versions of Google Apps for domains, self-service account signup is not available from Google. (It was only available in their un-administered "Teams Edition," now discontinued.) Please see [How can I reset my password for Google Apps for MIT.EDU?]

See also

  • [istcontrib:MIT takes over administration of Google Apps for MIT.EDU]
  • [istcontrib:Google announces the end of Google Apps "Teams Edition"]
  • [istcontrib:Google Apps editions overview]
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