Changing Your Password

Your initial password is virtually impossible to remember - and consequently is not secure. You will need to change it soon after you log in. To do this,

1.

Invent a new password. The password must contain at least six characters, of which at least two are alphabetic and two are numeric or special. One way to construct a password is to make up a sentence you can remember and include the first character of each word in the sentence and all of the punctuation in your password.

2.

Click the ``changepasswd'' button on the toolbar.

3.

At the prompt Enter login password: type in your old password, and hit Return.

4.

At the prompt New password: type in your new password. The system may reject your password because it is too short or easy to guess. If this happens, just think of a new password and type it in.

5.

At the prompt Retype new password:, type your new password in again. This is a check to make sure you haven't made any typos.

6.

You will now get either the error message Password unchanged if you made a mistake, or a message saying your new password is in effect. Hit Return and the password changing window will disappear. If your attempt to change your password failed, return to step 1.