Changing Passwords On The CS Linux Systems

Changing A Password On Our Grad/Research Net Linux Systems

Log into one of the 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 can being using your new password.

Changing A Password On Our Ugrad Net Linux Systems

Log into one of the Linux systems on our Ugrad Net.

run the command:

passwd

You will see something like:

Logging into hops to change your password...
Last login: Thu May  7 12:32:10 2015 from ugrad4.cs.jhu.edu
Welcome to hops.
1. Change your password.
2. Change your shell.
3. Exit.
Please enter a number ===>
Note that password changes can take up to 30 minutes to propogate to all ugrad machines.

You should choose: 1. Change your password.

You will be prompted for your current password and then your new password.

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

• You can make them as long as you want.

• You can use whatever characters you'd like.

• Make it a password you can remember.

• 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...

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