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What is the CentralID?

CentralID is an identification given to students, faculty, and staff members who wish to use the following WVU services/systems:

community.wvu.edu (Web hosting service)
software.systems.wvu.edu (SSH, Netscape and other software that is WVU specific)
centralid.wvu.edu (Used to check your web quota and other functions related to your account, like changing your password.)
enod.wvu.edu (Used for WVU employees to see their electronic notice of deposit.)
etd.wvu.edu (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
ideas.wvu.edu (Business Intelligence)

What is the format of the CentralID userids?

The CentralID userid is in the form of fml### where the f is the first letter of your first name, m is the first letter of your middle name if you have one, and the l is the first letter of your last name. The ### is a sequence number, based on how many other people have the same combination of initials.

How long is the CentralID good for?

As long as your are currently a full time student, faculty or staff member it will be valid. The day you withdraw,graduate, no longer enrolled in a future term or cease employment at WVU it will be disabled.

I forgot my password what do I do?

Call the OIT HelpDesk at 304-293-4444 ext 1, and request it be reset. You will need to provide your WVUID Number, date of birth and your userid. In the future we will set up a self help service to allow you to reset it with out contacting OIT.

How do I get my CentralID?

All you need to do is click here: Find out my CentralID

* Note that many of these applications require additional permissions to be set to access them. To request access to a particular application, please contact the Help Desk at 304-293-4444 or e-mail oithelp@mail.wvu.edu