[RESOLVED] Service Disruption: FAU Shortcut Links

This issue has been resolved.

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We are currently experiencing an issue with links.fau.edu, the service that powers FAU’s custom shortcut URLs.

As a result, any FAU shortcut link that uses the links.fau.edu domain will not work at this time.

Our team is actively working to restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide updates as they become available.

Posted in Banner and Admin Systems, Systems, Uncategorized

OIT Maintenance Notification – July 7–15, 2026

OIT Maintenance Notification – July 7–15, 2026

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) will be performing routine systems maintenance, including but not limited to server reboots, security updates, configuration changes, and infrastructure upgrades during approved maintenance windows. The following systems and services may be impacted:


OWLDone and SPOT Server Maintenance

Description of Change:
OIT will be performing server maintenance that will require downtime for OWLDone and SPOT.

Change Window Start: July 7, 2026, 10:00 PM
Change Window End: July 8, 2026, 12:00 AM

Affected Services:

  • OWLDone
  • SPOT

Expected End-User Impact:
Faculty and students may be unable to access OWLDone and SPOT during the maintenance window.


Banner Access Management Maintenance

Description of Change:
OIT will be making configuration changes to Banner Access Management and related database tables.

Change Window Start: July 7, 2026, 5:00 PM
Change Window End: July 7, 2026, 6:00 PM

Affected Services:

  • Banner Access Management
  • Database tables GURUOBJ and GURUCLS

Expected End-User Impact:
No end-user impact is anticipated.


Enterprise Systems Server Maintenance

Description of Change:
OIT will be performing server maintenance affecting several enterprise applications and services. Some applications may experience intermittent outages while UAchieve will be unavailable.

Change Window Start: July 8, 2026, 10:00 PM
Change Window End: July 9, 2026, 12:00 AM

Affected Services:

  • UAchieve
  • MyOwl Services
  • Owl KPIs
  • Owl Docs
  • Owl Files
  • Undergraduate Application
  • Non-Degree Application
  • Egrades
  • Owl Residency Portal
  • Personal Information Services
  • Owl Admin Pages
  • Course Entry Quiz
  • Textbook Attestation

Expected End-User Impact:
Users may experience intermittent service interruptions. UAchieve will be unavailable during the maintenance window.


Banner Maintenance

Description of Change:
OIT will be performing scheduled maintenance on Banner.

Change Window Start: July 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Change Window End: July 9, 2026, 7:00 AM

Affected Services:

  • Banner Admin
  • Banner APIs
  • Banner Self-Service

Expected End-User Impact:
Banner Admin and Banner Self-Service will be unavailable during the maintenance window.


Server Security Maintenance

Description of Change:
OIT will be applying incremental security updates to several web servers.

Change Window Start: July 9, 2026, 4:00 AM
Change Window End: July 9, 2026, 4:30 AM

Affected Services:

  • assessment.fau.edu
  • crosswalk.fau.edu
  • grademan.fau.edu
  • SoftLic.fau.edu
  • techfee.fau.edu
  • transient.fau.edu
  • iss.fau.edu

Expected End-User Impact:
No end-user impact is expected.


Wireless Authentication Changes – Jupiter and Harbor Branch

Description of Change:
OIT will be updating the authentication method for the eduroam and WPA2 wireless networks.

Change Window Start: July 9, 2026, 6:00 AM
Change Window End: July 9, 2026, 7:00 AM

Affected Services:

  • eduroam wireless network
  • WPA2 wireless network

Expected End-User Impact:
Users may be prompted to re-authenticate their wireless devices.


Banner Database Account Maintenance

Description of Change:
Several Banner database accounts will be temporarily disabled as part of maintenance activities and subsequently re-enabled.

Change Window Start: July 9, 2026, 10:00 AM
Change Window End: July 9, 2026, 11:00 AM

Affected Services:

  • Applications and integrations utilizing affected Banner database accounts

Expected End-User Impact:
Integrations or applications using the affected accounts may experience temporary interruptions until the accounts are restored.


Desktop Access Changes – Administrative Departments

Description of Change:
OIT will be implementing desktop access changes for select administrative departments, including the removal of the Duo login window at Windows sign-in and requiring FAU VPN access for remote connections.

Change Window Start: July 9, 2026
Change Window End: July 15, 2026

Affected Departments:

  • OIT
  • Admissions
  • Advancement
  • Controller’s Office
  • Financial Aid
  • Foundation
  • Registrar

Expected End-User Impact:
Users in affected departments will see changes to the Windows login experience and remote access requirements.


If you have questions regarding these maintenance activities, please contact the OIT Help Desk. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve the reliability, security, and performance of FAU technology services.

Posted in Accounts, Banner and Admin Systems, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Network and Telecom, Systems, Uncategorized, Workday

[RESOLVED] MYFAU Sign-In Experience Unavailable

The MYFAU sign-in issue has been resolved. Services were restored at 8:07 a.m. ET, and users should now be able to access MYFAU without interruption.


We are currently aware of an issue affecting the MYFAU sign-in experience. Users may be unable to log in to MYFAU at this time.

Our team is actively investigating the issue and working to restore service as quickly as possible. We will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available.

Posted in Accounts, Banner and Admin Systems, Email, Instructional Technologies, Systems, Uncategorized

[Completed]Server Maintenance

OIT will be performing server maintenance from 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday June 30th. No end user impact is expected as a result of these changes.

Posted in Systems

[Resolved] Password Reset Service Interruption

OIT is currently investigating issues affecting accounts.fau.edu, specifically impacting the self-service password reset function. We are working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible and appreciate your patience while we resolve this issue.

Update: our team has resolved the issue affecting accounts.fau.edu. Service is restored to normal operation.

Posted in Accounts, Systems

[Resolved] Microsoft Copilot Unavailable

We are receiving reports that Microsoft Copilot is currently down or experiencing connectivity issues.

Our IT team is actively monitoring the status from Microsoft and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience.

Update: The issue is reported as resolved by Microsoft. Copilot is now accessible.

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[Resolved] Forms.fau.edu Outage

Forms.fau.edu was offline from 6:00 am until 8:10 am. All services have been restored at this time.

Posted in Systems

[Resolved] Microsoft Copilot Outage

Microsoft reports that an ongoing technical issue is currently impacting service connectivity for several Microsoft 365 applications. As a result, users may experience intermittent errors or difficulty accessing Microsoft Copilot at this time.

Update: Microsoft has confirmed the issue is now resolved.

Posted in Systems, Uncategorized

Server Maintenance[Completed]

OIT will be performing server maintenance from 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 19th. No end user impact is expected as a result of these changes.

Posted in Systems

OIT Systems Maintenance

Office of Information Technology will be performing routine systems maintenance which includes but is not limited to rebooting Windows servers as deemed necessary, installing critical patches and other health checks starting on Wednesday, 5/13/2026 at 10am until Saturday 5/16/2026 at 3am. In addition, the following systems will be specifically impacted:

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CCURE Application Upgrade
Start: 2026-05-13 10:00
End: 2026-05-13 14:00
Services: CCURE Application
Description: Upgrade to improve security, scalability, and platform compatibility.
Impact: Access control system limited; card access works but no unlock events

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Zoom-O365 Integration Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-14 07:00
End: 2026-05-14 07:10
Services: Zoom, Microsoft 365 Calendar
Description: Maintenance of Zoom and O365 calendar integration requiring reauthentication.
Impact: Users must reauthenticate Zoom with O365

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Server Maintenance (iss.fau.edu)
Start: 2026-05-13 04:00
End: 2026-05-13 04:45
Services: iss.fau.edu
Description: Routine incremental server updates.
Impact: No expected user impact

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IAM Group Management Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-14 05:00
End: 2026-05-14 07:00
Services: Grouper, SSO, LDAP
Description: Maintenance on identity management group manager.
Impact: Possible delays in group sync

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IAM Identity Updates
Start: 2026-05-14 04:00
End: 2026-05-14 05:00
Services: Accounts, User Manager, MidPoint, Active Directory
Description: Configuration updates to improve IAM data quality and functionality.
Impact: Services restarted; no major impact

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Wireless Update (eduroam/fauwpa2)
Start: 2026-05-14 03:00
End: 2026-05-14 04:00
Services: eduroam, fauwpa2
Description: Configuration update to support new equipment.
Impact: Brief authentication interruptions

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IAM Cluster Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-15 05:00
End: 2026-05-15 06:00
Services: Accounts, User Manager, MidPoint
Description: Maintenance to prepare for hardware replacement.
Impact: No end-user impact

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Non-Degree Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-13 22:00
End: 2026-05-14 00:00
Services: Non-Degree Application
Description: Server maintenance window.
Impact: Possible intermittent downtime

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Network Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-15 05:00
End: 2026-05-15 06:00
Services: Campus Network
Description: Network infrastructure maintenance.
Impact: Campus network devices unavailable

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Wireless Auth Server Change
Start: 2026-05-14 05:00
End: 2026-05-14 06:00
Services: Wireless WPA2, eduroam
Description: Change of wireless authentication server.
Impact: Users may need to reconnect

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LMS Apps Server Update
Start: 2026-05-14 05:00
End: 2026-05-14 06:00
Services: lmsapps.fau.edu
Description: Upgrade of LMS web servers with rolling updates.
Impact: Minimal impact expected

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Microsoft Login Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-15 07:00
End: 2026-05-15 08:00
Services: Microsoft Entra
Description: Adjustments to Microsoft login process.
Impact: No expected user impact

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Campus Network Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-16 00:00
End: 2026-05-16 03:00
Services: All campus network services
Description: Campus-wide network maintenance.
Impact: Brief outages across campuses

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Banner Production Maintenance
Start: 2026-05-14 00:01
End: 2026-05-14 07:00
Services: Banner Admin, Registration, Self-Service, APIs
Description: Maintenance on Banner production application servers.
Impact: Banner services unavailable

Posted in Accounts, Banner and Admin Systems, Canvas / LMS, Educational Technologies, Email, Instructional Technologies, Network and Telecom, Systems, Uncategorized