Permitting Another Individual to Use Your Account

This is a violation of the Texas Computer Crimes Penal Code

The following information was quoted from the Student Regulations Appendix V as of April 11, 2000:

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"It is expected that all members of the university community will use these resources and facilities in accordance with laws and university rules.

Failure to fulfill these responsibilities may lead to the cancellation of your computer account(s), other disciplinary action by the university and/or referral to legal and law enforcement agencies. Individuals using the university’s computing resources or facilities have the following responsibilities:

... Protect your password and use of your account. Do not let others use your account or password. Confidential information contained on various computers should not be shared with others except when that person is authorized to know such information." ...

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Additional information can be found at the Unix Local Policies