Changing Passwords On The CS Linux Systems - Revision history

Steve410: /* Do Not Share Your Password! */

2023-10-09T14:32:35Z

Do Not Share Your Password!

Steve410: /* Do Not Share Your Password! */

2023-10-09T14:26:37Z

Do Not Share Your Password!

Steve410: /* Do Not Share Your Password! */

2023-10-09T14:26:07Z

Do Not Share Your Password!

Steve410: /* Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems */

2023-10-09T14:25:58Z

Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems

Steve410: /* Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems */

2023-09-21T18:54:38Z

Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems

Steve410 at 18:53, 21 September 2023

2023-09-21T18:53:25Z

Phil: Link to password requirements page

2020-04-13T12:51:43Z

Link to password requirements page

Steve410 at 15:17, 10 April 2020

2020-04-10T15:17:25Z

Phil.cs.jhu.edu: /* Changing A Password On Our Grad/Research Net Linux Systems */

2018-08-15T14:31:24Z

Changing A Password On Our Grad/Research Net Linux Systems

Steve410.cs.jhu.edu: /* Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems */

2018-07-19T18:34:30Z

Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems

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 * Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out.  (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)
-===Do Not Share Your Password!===
+===''Do Not'' Share Your Password!===
-::Please don't share your account password with anyone. No one else ever needs to know your account password. If you're requesting information about an account, you can just give the account name; that's enough for authorized people to look up information about the account. Sharing the password with other people is potentially a security risk.
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 ::Even if you think the person you're contacting is trustworthy, since they should never need your password, it's good practice to never send it. That makes it impossible to accidentally send it to the wrong person, among other things.
-More detailed information is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.
+More detailed information on creating passwords is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.
 == If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password... ==

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 ===Do Not Share Your Password!===
-:::Please don't share your account password with anyone. No one else ever needs to know your account password. If you're requesting information about an account, you can just give the account name; that's enough for authorized people to look up information about the account. Sharing the password with other people is potentially a security risk.
+::Please don't share your account password with anyone. No one else ever needs to know your account password. If you're requesting information about an account, you can just give the account name; that's enough for authorized people to look up information about the account. Sharing the password with other people is potentially a security risk.
-:::Even if you think the person you're contacting is trustworthy, since they should never need your password, it's good practice to never send it. That makes it impossible to accidentally send it to the wrong person, among other things.
+::Even if you think the person you're contacting is trustworthy, since they should never need your password, it's good practice to never send it. That makes it impossible to accidentally send it to the wrong person, among other things.
 More detailed information is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.

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	* Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out. (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)		* Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out. (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)
		+
		+	===Do Not Share Your Password!===
		+	:::Please don't share your account password with anyone. No one else ever needs to know your account password. If you're requesting information about an account, you can just give the account name; that's enough for authorized people to look up information about the account. Sharing the password with other people is potentially a security risk.
		+
		+	:::Even if you think the person you're contacting is trustworthy, since they should never need your password, it's good practice to never send it. That makes it impossible to accidentally send it to the wrong person, among other things.

	More detailed information is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.		More detailed information is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.

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 == Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems ==
-* You can make them as long as you want.
+* You can make them as long as you want, subject to our [[Password Requirements|password requirements]].
-* You can use whatever characters you'd like.
+* You can use whatever characters you'd like. subject to our [[Password Requirements|password requirements]].
 * Make it a password you can remember.

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−	Passwords must conform to our [[Password Requirements\|password requirements]].	+
		+	<br>Passwords '''must''' conform to our [[Password Requirements\|password requirements]].

	== Changing a Password on Our ''Grad/Research Net'' Linux Systems ==		== Changing a Password on Our ''Grad/Research Net'' Linux Systems ==

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 == Changing a Password on Our ''Grad/Research Net'' Linux Systems ==
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   passwd
-You will twice be prompted for your current password and then your new password.
+You will ''twice'' be prompted for your current password and then your new password.
 * The first time will change your Linux login password.
-*  The second time will change your [[Mapping CS Home Directories Using SAMBA (SMB)|Windows filesharing (Samba)]] password.
+* The second time will change your [[Mapping CS Home Directories Using SAMBA (SMB)|Windows filesharing (Samba)]] password.
 Although you may use different passwords for each, we recommend using the same one both times.
 You can begin using your new password immediately.
-==Changing A Password On Our ''Ugrad Net'' Linux Systems==
+== Changing A Password On Our ''Ugrad Net'' Linux Systems ==
 Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Undergrad Net|Linux systems on our Ugrad Net]].
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 Logging into hops to change your password...
 Last login: Thu May  7 12:32:10 2015 from ugrad4.cs.jhu.edu
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 Please enter a number ===>
 Note that password changes can take up to 30 minutes to propogate to all ugrad machines.
 </pre>
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 There will be a delay of up to 30 minutes before your new password becomes available to our Ugrad Linux clients.
-==Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems==
+== Notes About Passwords On Our CS Linux (Grad or Ugrad) Systems ==
 * You can make them as long as you want.
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 * Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out.  (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)
-==If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password...==
+More detailed information is available on our [[Password Requirements]] page.
 You need your '''current''' password to change to a new password.  If you do not recall what your '''current''' password is, please see:  [[How To Reset Your Password]]

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-==Changing A Password On Our ''Grad/Research Net'' Linux Systems==
+== Changing a Password on Our ''Grad/Research Net'' Linux Systems ==
 Log into one of the [[Linux Clients on the CS Grad/Research Net|Linux systems on our Grad/Research Net]].
 run the command:
   passwd
-You will be prompted for your current password and then your new password.
+You will twice be prompted for your current password and then your new password.  The first time will change your Linux login password.  The second time will change your [[Mapping CS Home Directories Using SAMBA (SMB)|Windows filesharing (Samba)]] password.  Although you may use different passwords for each, we recommend using the same one both times.
-You can being using your new password.
+You can begin using your new password immediately.
 ==Changing A Password On Our ''Ugrad Net'' Linux Systems==

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	* Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out. (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)		* Make your password complex enough to prevent someone from figuring it out. (You can Google ways to make a strong password.)
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	==If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password...==		==If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password...==