Difference between revisions of "Changing Passwords On The CS Linux Systems"

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run the command:
 
run the command:
 
  passwd
 
  passwd
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You will see something like:
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<pre>
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Logging into hops to change your password...
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Last login: Thu May  7 12:32:10 2015 from ugrad4.cs.jhu.edu
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Welcome to hops.
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1. Change your password.
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2. Change your shell.
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3. Exit.
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Please enter a number ===>
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Note that password changes can take up to 30 minutes to propogate to all ugrad machines.
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</pre>
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You will choose ''1. Change your password.''
  
 
You will be prompted for your current password and then your new password.
 
You will be prompted for your current password and then your new password.
  
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There will be a delay of at least 15 minutes before your new password becomes available to our Ugrad Linux clients.
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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.
  
 
==If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password...==
 
==If You Do Not Remember Your Current Password...==

Revision as of 14:53, 24 August 2015

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 will 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.

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: https://support.cs.jhu.edu/wiki/How_To_Reset_Your_Password