Changing your Password

  1. Changing your password from a Windows Based System
  2. Changing your password from a Unix Based System
  3. Changing your password from a Linux Based System
  4. Changing your password on the Web

     

    In order to change your password from a Windows based system, follow this click progression. Start --> All Programs --> Mosaic XP --> Mosaic Utilities --> Mosaic Password Change. This is illustrated below in figure one.


    Figure 1

    Once you have clicked on the Mosaic Password Change application, a dialog box will appear asking for a username, current password, new password, and new password verification. Fill in the appropriate boxes and your password will be changed. Top

     

    Under Unix, there are two different ways to change your password. The first method involves using the CDE menu system, available by right clicking on your unix desktop. Follow the click progression Mosaic --> Mosaic Utilities --> Change Password to bring up the change password box (as shown in figure two).


    Figure 2

    The second method involves using your Unix Terminal window and some command line instructions. To open your Terminal window, invoke the menu by right clicking on the desktop and then select programs --> Terminal. This is shown in figure three.


    Figure 3

    Once the terminal is open use the command changepassword to change your mosaic password, as illustrated below.

     

     

    % changepassword

    Mosaic Password Change X.X

    Changing Password for: username
    Enter current password:
    Enter new password:
    Re-Enter new password:

    Changing AFS...
    Changing NT...

    Password Change was Successful

     

    Under Linux, open up a Terminal window (System Tools --> Terminal). Then follow the command line instructions provided below.

     

    % changepassword

    Mosaic Password Change X.X

    Changing Password for: username
    Enter current password:
    Enter new password:
    Re-Enter new password:

    Changing AFS...
    Changing NT...

    Password Change was Successful

     

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