NBI IT


If you have just begun using the IT services at NBI. Please read the welcome letter. Conveniently linked above. Do also read the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), before using any services or the network.
If you have problems with IT at NBI please check the list of known issues below and consult the IT Services in the handbook.

Please limit all visits to critical business. Use email or chat if at all possible. Items can be picked up from the office.

IT support will be handled from the new mattermost chat server: mattermost.nbi.ku.dk. It can also be used for your group communication, by creating a dedicated team. Check the handbook for the registration link.

You are welcome to pass by Jagtvej 115 A - NBB 02.3.H.102 for general support or help buying equipment during office hours. You are always welcome to write an email to IT support at all hours.

Outside the office is a self service bookcase with keyboards, cables and adapters. You may help yourself to something you need. When you no longer need an item please leave it in the bookcase, so others may benefit. If it is not there, we do not have the item, and you must purchase one.

Office hours at Jagtvej 115 A - NBB 02.3.H.102
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Closed 09:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 16:00 Closed Closed

If you do not find a solution to your problem in the IT Handbook you are welcome to contact NBI IT <it-support@nbi.ku.dk>.

Please respect the office hours. Most IT staff also have other obligations to research projects or external partners. Staff may also be sharing an office. Regular visits can therefore be very disruptive. Please do not call the IT department, unless it is urgent. Instead write an email, so that the issue can be tracked. Please do not email staff individually for the same reason.


Scheduled downtimes:None

Known operational issues:None

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2022-03-29 11:00 2023-04-07 08:00 muon.nbi.dk has been reinstalled - reevaluation is ongoing, please see here for more
2021-08-20 00:46 2021-08-25 12:00 Due to breakdown of cooling system in the server room after long power cut several services are permanently down - including: atlas and ikos
2021-07-01 16:00 2022-03-28 16:00 New ssh keys for git.nbi.ku.dk. Use "ssh-keygen -R" to refresh (see new fingerprints at here).
2020-08-06 14:30 2020-08-07 12:00 Due to cooling problems in the server room several compute servers have been shutdown in order to bring the temperature down. Technician is on site working on the problem.
2020-04-28 07:30 2020-04-28 23:00 Due to cooling problems over the weekend some vital systems have hardware failure. Symptoms are general authentication problems (mail, login servers, requisition system, nimbus, ...). Some services online after 22:00. To set password go to: https://apps.nbi.ku.dk/password
2020-04-25 09:00 2020-04-25 15:30 Overheating in a serverroom has made it necessary to shutdown non-essential servers.
2020-02-26 10:00 2020-02-27 08:19 Due to a KU change on the NBI mail domain @nbi.ku.dk has lost many addresses which will now fail. Please contact KU IT support.
2019-12-11 04:40 2019-12-11 10:00 KUmail (including webmail.ku.dk) is not working for some users.
2019-09-27 21:00 2019-07-28 06:00 NBI network at Vibenshuset is unavailable - probably power cut/surge.
2019-07-25 03:00 2019-07-26 ??:?? NBI network at Vibenshuset is unavailable - cause unknown. Eduroam is working.
2019-07-24 11:00 2019-08-12 Another phishing mail is making the rounds. Please see here for what to do: https://wiki.nbi.ku.dk/handbook/Phishing
2019-06-19 13:45 2019-06-28 08:50 New Indfak2 mail sent around approx 13:30 is probably not a phishing mail, but rather a mistake by a user - just ignore it.
2019-05-25 11:21 2019-05-27 11:22 Problems with virus signature results in false positive virus mails (Win.Exploit.CVE_2019_0903). It is a known problem and should be fixed with a new update or a whitelisting soon.
2019-05-23 10:17 2019-05-23 16:45 Problem with KU Exchange. Should be fixed "soon". Use webmail.ku.dk for now.
2019-05-10 06:39 2019-05-10 14:20 Power cut on HCØ and RFB. HCØ network outage.
2019-05-09 12:13 2019-05-09 20:00 KU Mail failures due to missing IdM <-> AD synchronization
2019-02-20 21:45 2019-02-21 10:42 Wired network problems at HCØ - 3rd and part of 2nd floor.
2019-02-12 12:30 2019-02-12 14:30 Large part of the research network (including NBI Blegdamsvej) has routing problems. If you have problems: Try eduroam.
2018-12-18 2019-01-07 hosono unavailable due to problems
2018-05-11 08:00 2018-05-11 17:15 Mailserver issues made sending mail impossible for some users.
2017-11-25 05:00 2017-11-23 18:15 Partial power loss at Blv in building F, M and Q. Central switch down and most IT services at NBI either down or at least affected. Radius technician replaced fuses in the transformer station on Blegdamsvej and power was restored.
2017-11-22 22:50 2017-11-23 09:25 Partial power loss at Blv in building M and Q. Some IT equipment restared at 2017-11-22 23:30. The problem seems to be outside of NBI. Radius have been notified and technicians have been dispatched.
2017-09-04 06:20 2017-09-04 21:33 Rockefeller has no wireless network due to a planned fibre cut at Rigshospitalet. Science IT which provides wireless network has not provided any solution at this time.
2017-08-25 22:25 2017-08-26 09:09 The domain fys.ku.dk is currently gone from KU DNS servers meaning that mails to the domain will not get delivered and access to the hosts (including www) will be unavailable.
2017-08-10 19:00 2017-08-10 19:00 atlas (reinstalled), taurus and comp are back online
2017-07-14 02:00 2017-07-14 02:00 RFB power is back, but machines like comp.astro.ku.dk, atlas.nbi.dk and taurus.astro.ku.dk could not be restarted
2017-07-13 20:10 2017-07-13 21:05 No network access to the Rockefeller building due to power cut
2017-05-26 14:11 2017-05-31 16:41 Network issues at the Rockefeller building (faulty switch)
2017-05-24 14:00 2017-05-25 19:17 Problems receiving mails on @nbi.ku.dk addresses
2017-05-13 00:00 2017-05-16 00:00 Global Ransomware attack: WannaCry. Remember to do backups (Global Ransomware attack: WannaCry)
2017-05-04 08:39 2017-05-04 10:32 Home server eos is down. Many login machines at RFB are unavailable
2017-03-30 08:15 2017-03-30 10:40 Many hard phones are currently offline due to KIT server upgrade to Skype for Business.

Last modified: 2023-07-04 13:54