diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 15af93292de372093bdaa2006240243a7123235b..288b971579a67910a45e2316bd0a51dffed2aab3 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST']) # initial route to display the reg page
     def index():
 
-        valid_eppa = ["staff", "faculty", "student"]
+        invalid_eppa = ["staff"]
         invalid_state = ["blocked", "certification"]
 
         if 'uid' not in session:
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         session['return_url'] = request.args.get('redir', vars.default_referrer)
 
 
-        if session['user'].get('eppa') not in  valid_eppa:
-            return render_template('errors/error.html', title='shibboleth error')
+        if session['user'].get('eppa') not  in invalid_eppa:
+            return render_template('errors/blocked.html', title='shibboleth error')
 
-        if rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) in invalid_state:
-            return render_template('errors/error.html', title='account state error')
+#        if rc_util.check_state(session['user'].get('username')) in invalid_state:
+#            return render_template('errors/error.html', title='account state error')
         
         else:
             return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', room_id=session['uid'],
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ def create_app(config_name):
 
 
 
-    @app.route('/error_account')
+    @app.route('/blocked_account')
     def error_account_create():    
-        return render_template('errors/error.html', title='account creation failed')
+        return render_template('errors/blocked.html')
 
+    @app.route('/certify_account')
+    def error_account_create():
+        return render_template('errors/certification.html')
 
     # misc page error catching
     @app.errorhandler(403)
diff --git a/app/templates/errors/blocked.html b/app/templates/errors/blocked.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..964235ee1dfb6324c37f53ae2a21528d4efa7503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/errors/blocked.html
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<html class="gr__rc_uab_edu">
+<title>User Blocked </title>
+<head>
+<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/1.7.3/socket.io.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-aJ21OjlMXNL5UyIl/XNwTMqvzeRMZH2w8c5cRVpzpU8Y5bApTppSuUkhZXN0VxHd" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='scripts/function.js') }}"></script>
+
+
+<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/public/favicon.ico">
+<link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style/application.css') }}">
+<link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style/app2.css') }}">
+
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<style>
+  .navbar-inverse { background-color: rgb(0,99,65); }
+  button{ margin: 13px;
+  .important { color: #336699; }}
+</style>
+
+</head>
+
+
+<body data-gr-c-s-loaded="true">
+<header>
+  <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-static-top">
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+      <div class="navbar-header">
+        <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-9" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button>
+        <a class="navbar-brand" href="/"> UAB Research Computing</a>
+      </div>
+      <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-9">
+        <div class="navbar-right">
+          <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
+          <li>
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Cheaha_GettingStarted">
+              <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
+            </a>
+          </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+<div class="container content" role="main" style="width: 100%">
+  <div class="col-md-2 col-sm-2 my-col">
+    <img alt="logo" height="auto" width="80%"  src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/logo_svg.svg') }}">
+    <a href="https://tinyurl.com/cheahaAL" target="_blank"></a>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
+    <div id="form-wrapper">
+    <h2> Account blocked </h2>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>  
+
+<footer>
+  <div class="container-fluid">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6">
+        <a href="https://osc.github.io/Open-OnDemand/">
+	  <img class="footer-logo" alt="Powered by Open OnDemand" height="40" style="margin-bottom: 20px" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/OpenOnDemand_powered_by_RGB-cb3aad5ff5350c7994f250fb334ddcc72e343233ce99eb71fda93beddd76a847.svg') }}">
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</footer>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/app/templates/errors/certification.html b/app/templates/errors/certification.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..529b7c7770a83095705db4a87bbea06b6ceee42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/errors/certification.html
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<html class="gr__rc_uab_edu">
+<title>User Certification Needed </title>
+<head>
+<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/1.7.3/socket.io.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-aJ21OjlMXNL5UyIl/XNwTMqvzeRMZH2w8c5cRVpzpU8Y5bApTppSuUkhZXN0VxHd" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='scripts/function.js') }}"></script>
+
+
+<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/public/favicon.ico">
+<link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style/application.css') }}">
+<link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style/app2.css') }}">
+
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<style>
+  .navbar-inverse { background-color: rgb(0,99,65); }
+  button{ margin: 13px;
+  .important { color: #336699; }}
+</style>
+
+</head>
+
+
+<body data-gr-c-s-loaded="true">
+<header>
+  <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-static-top">
+    <div class="container-fluid">
+      <div class="navbar-header">
+        <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-9" aria-expanded="false"> <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> <span class="icon-bar"></span> </button>
+        <a class="navbar-brand" href="/"> UAB Research Computing</a>
+      </div>
+      <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="bs-example-navbar-collapse-9">
+        <div class="navbar-right">
+          <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
+          <li>
+            <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Cheaha_GettingStarted">
+              <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
+            </a>
+          </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </nav>
+</header>
+
+<div class="container content" role="main" style="width: 100%">
+  <div class="col-md-2 col-sm-2 my-col">
+    <img alt="logo" height="auto" width="80%"  src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/logo_svg.svg') }}">
+    <a href="https://tinyurl.com/cheahaAL" target="_blank"></a>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="col-md-10 col-sm-10 my-col">
+    <div id="form-wrapper">
+    <h2> Account/User Certification Needed </h2>
+    <p style="font-size:110%;"> {{ welcome_msg |safe }}</p>
+      <button class="btn btn-primary btn-md"  id="submit" name="submit" type="button" value="Submit" onclick="accountCertification()"> Certify Account</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>  
+
+<footer>
+  <div class="container-fluid">
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6">
+        <a href="https://osc.github.io/Open-OnDemand/">
+	  <img class="footer-logo" alt="Powered by Open OnDemand" height="40" style="margin-bottom: 20px" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='img/OpenOnDemand_powered_by_RGB-cb3aad5ff5350c7994f250fb334ddcc72e343233ce99eb71fda93beddd76a847.svg') }}">
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</footer>
+
+</body>
+</html>