Guides

This section contains specific instructions for RECAST-related steps referred to elsewhere in the docs.

Creating and using a Service Account

1. Create and activate a service account

   • https://account.cern.ch/ > Create a new account > Service > then follow steps

2. Request that the service account to be added to the Computing Group zp

   • email zp-admins@cern.ch

3. Add the service account as a member of your analysis repository

4. Create a personal gitlab access token using your user account (not the service account). The token should be created with at minimum read_registry scope.

5. Set the environment variables needed for RECAST as follows:

   • RECAST_USER: name of service account
   • RECAST_PASS: service account password
   • RECAST_TOKEN: RECAST personal access token

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Last update: October 5, 2021