Introduction Brief Procedure Overview for Experienced Users Step by Step Procedure for Inexperienced Users Introduction The procedure described below permits you to change your ECC account password from the original, hard to remember and impossible to type, string of characters to a more easily remembered password. The procedure also permits you to change your password periodically. This should be done for improved account security. How do I select a good password? Do not use a word which appears in a dictionary, especially names. Do not use id numbers. Do not use birth dates. Do use an apparently random mixture of letters, meaningful to you Do use a mixture of upper case, lower case and numbers Brief procedure for Experienced Users If you wish to change your password you must first log into the server or log on to any UNIX machine. Once connected enter the command "passwd". Step by Step Procedure for inexperienced users Explanatory comments are written in italics. In most cases, text in [brackets] represents input which varies with needs of the user, text in "quotes" represent menu items, icon choices or something needing to be typed exactly as shown and bold text represents the expected computer prompt or resultant response. Windows Log into the server using the instructions in the How To Log Into Your Server Account Go to Step 2 of the Unix instructions below. UNIX In making all the entries which follow, case is critical. Enter the Account Name and Password exactly as provided, carefully noting upper and lowercase characters. Also be careful to distinguish between 1 (one) and l (el) and 0 (zero) and O (oh). The procedure below assumes you are logged into a UNIX machine. Logon onto the main server(green). At the terminal, type "ssh homedir-ecc.eng.utoledo.edu" to logon. The user needs to be logged onto green to change his password. At the command prompt (example {homedir-ecc:101}) type "passwd" This should produce the following results: Enter your desired password after the New password: prompt. It will not be displayed as you type. To avoid creating an unknown password due to typing errors, you are required to retype your desired password after the New password (again) prompt. It will not be displayed as you type. Enter your current password after the Current password: prompt. It will not be displayed as you type. If an error occurs in changing the password enter the "passwd" command and repeat the procedure. Enter "logout" to end the UNIX session.