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How to Change Your Physics Account Password
Platforms: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Last Updated: 11/14/2007
1. Open the following link in a web browser of your choice (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.):
http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe
You should then be prompted to either open or save the file, depending on your browser. Save the file to your
desktop.
2. Go to your desktop and double click on the file to launch the application (putty.exe). The following window
should appear:
3. Enter “physics-shell.ucsd.edu” as the hostname, and select “SSH” as the protocol, then click on the “Open”
button. If this is your first time connecting a “PuTTY Security Alert” window will appear. Click “Yes” in the
window to proceed.
4. A terminal window should appear with a “Login”: prompt. Type your username, then press the return key,
followed by your password and the return key. You should then be logged in:
5. Type “passwd” at the prompt. Enter your existing password when prompted and the return key. Then enter
your new password and return. You will be asked to enter it a second time for verification purposes.
Physics Computing Facility How to Change Your Physics Account Password
Platforms: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Last Updated: 11/14/2007
Make sure your new password meets the following requirements or else you may get an error message:
- Must be at least 8 characters long
- Must contain at least 1 letter
- Must contain at least 1 numeric character
- Must differ from your user name
6. After changing your password, enter “logout” at the prompt and hit Return.
For assistance please contact the Physics Computing Facility Helpdesk at 858-534-6389 or via email at
helpdesk@physics.ucsd.edu.
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