A chat tool at IBENS
A chat tool is now available at IBENS. It is based on the Mattermost software tool.
The usage is quite simple. There are teams that bring members together. They can then exchange through public channels (all members of the group have access) or private channels (only designated members have access). The team administrator manages the members and the channels. A team has been created for each IBENS team. This team has the same name as the one we use on the IT platform. Other teams may be created in the future.
To get started?
To use this tool, you must have an account. Currently, it is independent of the LDAP repository used in the biology department, but we would like to have the possibility to associate it later. We therefore thank you to respect the following rules imperatively:
- use the same login as your account in the biology department (usually your last name, or the first letter of your first name followed by the last name limited to 8 characters and always without accent);
- For security reasons, use a specific password for this account ;
- You must use name.lastname at bio.ens.psl.eu as your email address (other forms @ens.psl.eu, @ens.fr, ... will be rejected).
Setting up a team
The first step is for the team leader to appoint an administrator for his or her group. The latter creates an account according to the rules stated above and informs us by email at sysinfo at bio.ens.psl.eu. At the IT platform level, we will assign him/her to the team and give him/her the administration rights for the group.
Member Registration
The team administrator sends an email message to members containing the link to invite them to join a team. The link is available in the main menu (three lines in the top left corner), item “Manage teams” then in the panel in the top right corner “Invite members”.
A more complete documentation in French is available here