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How to change your password

The following is a set of instructions for changing your password for those who have a homepages.uconn.edu account:

Windows Users

Use an SSH client to change your password. If you do not have an SSH client you can download the Free Putty Telnet/SSH Client.

  1. Run Putty
    • Type homepages.uconn.edu as Host,
    • Leave the port as default.
    • Choose SSH as Protocol
    • Click on Open.

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  1. In the terminal window,
    • Login as: Type your ID
    • Password: Type your password
  2. Type passwd command to change your password
    • Type your old password
    • Type your new password
    • Retype your new password.

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Macintosh Users
  1. Select Utilities from the Finder Go menu
  2. Locate the Terminal application and double-click to launch it
  3. Type: ssh ID@homepages.uconn.edu (ID is the provided ID)

Follow the remaining instructions listed below.

After the ssh program is started, the UNIX system will respond with:

Sun OS x.x
login:

The system will respond with:

password:

Type in your (existing) password.

To change your password you need to invoke the password change command by typing in:

passwd xxxxxxxxxxxx (where xxxxxxxxxxxx is your username.)

The system will respond with:

Enter login password:

Again type in your old password.

The system responds with:

New Password:

Type in a new password.

    Password Complexity Rules:
  • Your password must be 8 characters or longer.
  • You cannot reuse any of your previous 5 passwords.
  • Your password must contain 3 of the following 4 character classes:
    • Limited Symbols: + - _ = . @ ?
    • Upper Case: A B C ...
    • Lower Case: a b c ...
    • Numbers: 1 2 3 ..

The system responds with:
Re-enter new password:

Re-type the same new password. If the password is accepted the response will be:

passwd (SYSTEM): passwd successfully changed for xxxxxxxx (username)

To sign-off from UNIX please type: exit

If you no longer need your homepages.uconn.edu account, please ask UITS help center (helpcenter@uconn.edu) to remove your account from the system.