Note: This version of the VDT (1.8.0) is no longer supported. Feel free to look through the documentation and install it, but we cannot guarantee support for it. The current stable release is 2.0.0.
Congratulations! You've installed the VDT. That wasn't so hard now, was it? If it was, please let us know. We're always working to make the VDT easier to install and your feedback is essential.
Before you can submit a job or do many other actions on the grid, you need to have a user certificate. There is no single set of directions for getting a certificate, because you need to apply for a certificate from an appropriate certificate authority. Many of the US-based users of the VDT will get a certificate from DOEGrids CA, perhaps using the iVDGL registration authority, but there will be many exceptions to this. Because there is no single process to get a user certificate, we cannot provide further guidance, but hopefully it will be clear from the project you are involved with.