Instructions for Changing Your UNIX Password

Logging in to UNIX through SSH

1. You may install SSH through the following navigation:

StartàNUnetàInstall ProgramsàInternet AccessàReinstall DataFellows SSH v2.012.

Click [OK] for each prompt, and reboot when the installation is complete.

2. With SSH installed, you may access it with the following navigation:

StartàNUnet Applications (Installed Locally)àInternet AccessàData Fellow SSH v2à

F-Secure SSH Tunnel and Terminal

3. At the prompt, type the appropriate server name in the Host Name or IP address field.

Examples: mudslide.acs.neu.edu, igneous.neu.edu

4. Type your UNIX login name in the User Name field and your assigned password in the Password field.

Please note that the password is case sensitive.

5. Click [OK].

Changing the UNIX password

The new password:

Ø must be 6-8 characters long

Ø must contain at least two letters and one number

Ø cannot be your login name, the reverse of your login name, or your login name shifted by one or more characters

Ø must differ from the old one by at least three characters

A good password is 7 or 8 characters long containing a combination of numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters and punctuation marks.

1. At the prompt, type: yppasswd

2. You will get the message:

Changing password for …….. (your UNIX login name)

Old Password: Type in the assigned or old password. [Enter]

3. You will then be prompted to type the

New password: Type your new password. [Enter]

4. You will be prompted to

Re-enter new password: Type it again. [Enter]

5. If the two match, your password is changed, and you will see:

passwd changed on ……..

If you get an error, enter the new password again.

** BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR NEW PASSWORD! **

Last Updated on 06/24/03
By Margaret Geller