(openicpsr-authentication)=
Go to https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/ and in the top-right corner, choose Login/Create an account. You will be redirected to the ICPSR account web page.
- You should create an account with your
[email protected] - You can link your account with your Netid via Google student authentication BUT:
- You must still create a separate password for use by the automation scripts.
:::{warning}
If you run the script and get an error message like the following:
Downloading file: icpsr-123456.zip
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/workspaces/codespaces-stata-r-skeleton-private/aearep-nnnn/./tools/download_openicpsr-private.py", line 151, in <module>
with zipfile.ZipFile(outfile) as z:
File "/usr/lib/python3.10/zipfile.py", line 1269, in __init__
self._RealGetContents()
File "/usr/lib/python3.10/zipfile.py", line 1336, in _RealGetContents
raise BadZipFile("File is not a zip file")
zipfile.BadZipFile: File is not a zip file
it means that you have not set up authentication as described below.
:::
- Go to https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/.
- If you are logged in (top-right corner shows your name), log out, or open the page in a different browser.
- On the login page, choose the "Sign in with email" option.
- Use the same email you used to create your account (i.e.,
[email protected]), but choose the "Forgot password" link
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Choose a password that is NOT the same as your Cornell NetID password!
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Now go to the Bash setup instructions, and change your password.