The purpose of this exercise is to create class directory for this course, and, if you don't already have one, to create a Unix account.
It is important that you complete this exercise now, because you will not be able to do any further work in this course until you do.
If you already have a Unix account, go to https://portal.cs.umb.edu, log in, click the check box for my section of this course, and click submit.
If you do not have a Unix account, go to http://www.cs.umb.edu/~ghoffman/linux/cs_portal.html#creating_unix_account.