University IT
SUNet ID Service Activation
Granting authority
A person with a SUNet ID can be assigned authority to do specific tasks in Stanford's business systems. This authority is independent of that person's eligibility for other online services.
For example, a temporary employee who is eligible only for a base-level SUNet ID might be granted authority to do some registration tasks in PeopleSoft Student Administration (SA). That temporary employee would not have Stanford email or other services that come with a full SUNet ID, but would be able to log into PeopleSoft SA to do their work.
For more information about authority and how it is managed at Stanford, see the Authority Manager page.
When service is activated
If you are on campus and are university-eligible for a full-service SUNet ID, your services — including email — will be activated within four to six hours of sponsorship.
Otherwise, activation of services may take longer, from a few days to several months:
- Contingent students: Base services will be active as soon as you get your SUNet ID. Full services will be activated within 24 hours of your official acceptance of Stanford's admittance offer.
- Graduate students: Base services will be active as soon as you get your SUNet ID. Full services for all incoming graduate students are activated on a date determined by the Registrar each year; this date typically falls in late summer.
- Individuals requiring sponsorship: No services can be activated until your SUNet ID is sponsored by Stanford faculty or staff. Contact your department administrator to request sponsorship. The service level selected by the sponsor will be activated within four to six hours of sponsorship (if sponsorship begins immediately), or at midnight on a future date specified by the sponsor.
