Acceptable use of University of Lagos Network

SECTION B(2)
Acceptable use of University of Lagos Network
1.No user of ULNR should access, view, copy, alter or destroy another's person's electronic files without permission (unless authorized to do so by law or regulation). If another user has failed to close out their session, a new user must close that session and enter their own username and password (in this case, mail account).
2.Users of ULNR are required to respect and abide by the terms and conditions of software use and redistribution licenses. Such restrictions may include prohibitions against updating of pirated software, copying programs or data for use on the university's network or for distribution outside the university, against the resale of data or programs, or against the use of software for non-educational purposes, or for financial gain, and against public disclosure of information about programs (e.g, source codes) without the owner's authorization.
3.No user of ULNR should install any device (e.g, switches, routers, etc) on any part of the ULN without prior knowledge of the body in charge of the network. Non-university-owned devices such as switches, routers, etc, which violate the university's policies are subject to removal without prior notice.
4.Harassment, Libel and Slander: No user of ULNR may use the university's computers or networks to libel, slander or harass any other person.
5.Sharing of access: Computer accounts, passwords, and other types of authorization are assigned to individual users and not shared with others. The assigned user is responsible for any use of the account. Sharing of account constitutes an inappropriate use and may lead to termination of that account.
6.Permitting unauthorized access: Users may not run or otherwise configure software or hardware to intentionally allow access by unauthorized users to use the ULNR. Failure to configure hardware of software in a way that reasonably prevents access by unauthorized users is a violation of acceptable use.
7.Termination of access: When a user ceases to be a member of the campus community or is assigned a new position and/or responsibilities within the university system, the user's access authorization must be reviewed. Users must not use facilities, accounts, access codes, privileges or information for which they are not authorized in their new circumstances.
8.Residence Hall Access: Residence hall access to the campus network is granted to individuals. Each individual is responsible for assuring that his/her personal residence hall room access point is not misused.
9.Circumventing Security: Users are prohibited from attempting to circumvent or subvert any system’s security measures. Users are prohibited from using any computer program or device to intercept or decode passwords or similar access control information.
10.Breaching Security: Activities which degrade the performance of a computer system or network, use a system or network for which the user is not authorized, or deprive authorized users of resources or access to computers or networks is prohibited.
11.Game Playing: Limited recreational game playing by students, which is not part of authorized and assigned research or instructional activity, is acceptable, but computing and network services are not to be used for extensive or competitive recreational game playing disruptive to others. Recreational game players occupying a seat in a public computing facility must give up the use of the device when others who need to use the facility for academic or research purposes are waiting.
12.Chain Letters: The propagation of chain letters is an unacceptable practice and is prohibited.
13.Unauthorized Monitoring: A user may not monitor the electronic communications of others.
14.Flooding: Generating excessive network traffic, including spamming and denial-of-service, is prohibited.
15.Private Commercial Purposes: The University of Lagos Network Resources (ULNR) shall not be used for private commercial purposes or for financial gain.
16.Political Advertising or Campaigning: The use of University of Lagos Network Resources (ULNR) shall be in accordance with University policy on use of University facilities for political purposes.
17.Modifying software or software installation: A user may not modify the software configuration on any computer or server on the network provided for general access unless authorized to do so.

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