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====== Changing your password from the command line ====== | ====== Changing your password from the command line ====== | ||
- | This method of changing the password requires connecting to the IBG computer '' | + | This method of changing the password requires connecting to the IBG computer '' |
- | ===== Connecting with SSH ===== | + | There are two passwords to be changed. To avoid confusion, |
- | [[http:// | + | |
- | A Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel | + | |
- | section. | + | |
- | Run the downloaded program to install '' | + | |
- | Once | + | ===== Choose a new password ===== |
+ | * Tips [[http:// | ||
+ | * The password should be 8 or more characters long | ||
+ | * Include upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation | ||
+ | * Do not use the characters '': | ||
+ | * Do not use simply a dictionary word //no matter how obscure// | ||
+ | * Do not share your password with **anybody** | ||
+ | * IBG and OIT support people do not want or need your password | ||
+ | * Maintaining a secure password is the [[http:// | ||
+ | item]] in CU's [[http:// | ||
+ | * Sharing of passwords is a direct violation of Section C.1.a of CU's [[http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== passwd ===== | ||
+ | This changes the password for e-mail and SSH access to [[computing: | ||
+ | delta$ passwd | ||
+ | Please enter old password: | ||
+ | and enter your old (current) password where prompted. | ||
+ | Please enter new password: | ||
+ | then enter your new password, press '' | ||
+ | Please retype new password: | ||
+ | and then enter it again. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== smbpasswd ===== | ||
+ | This changes the password used to login to Windows computers connected to the IBG Windows domain and to access Windows file shares hosted at IBG. At the '' | ||
+ | delta$ smbpasswd | ||
+ | Old SMB password: | ||
+ | enter your old (current) password. | ||
+ | New SMB password: | ||
+ | enter your new password, press '' | ||
+ | Retype new SMB password: | ||
+ | and then enter it again. |