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| Make sure you change your password from the initial one given to you when your account was opened! We encourage you to change your password at least once every year, and although we don't enforce that at this time, you will start receiving annoying reminder emails if you haven' | Make sure you change your password from the initial one given to you when your account was opened! We encourage you to change your password at least once every year, and although we don't enforce that at this time, you will start receiving annoying reminder emails if you haven' | ||
| - | The easiest way to change your password is through our webmail system. | + | The easiest way to change your password is through our [[http:// |
| - | * First, log in to webmail | + | * First, log in here: [[http://www.physics.umn.edu/ |
| - | * then click on "Options" and " | + | * Then click on "Change Account Settings". |
| + | * Enter your current password in the box at the top, and your new password | ||
| + | * Click " | ||
| Unix and Linux users can just use the regular " | Unix and Linux users can just use the regular " | ||
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| - | Windows users can press CONTROL-ALT-DELETE and choose the " | ||
| ===== Choosing a password ===== | ===== Choosing a password ===== | ||
| - | Choose a password that is 6 to 8 characters long, not all letters or all numbers, and not a dictionary word in any language or a permutation of such. Please don't give out your account password to anyone. Your account is for your own personal use and is not to be shared with anyone, including system administrators and your supervisors. | + | Choose a password that is at least 6 to 8 characters long, not all letters or all numbers, and not a dictionary word in any language or a permutation of such. Please don't give out your account password to anyone. Your account is for your own personal use and is not to be shared with anyone, including system administrators and your supervisors. |
| Weak passwords are easily broken by intruders with popular password cracking programs. To keep our system, secure, accounts which are found to have weak passwords will be disabled. | Weak passwords are easily broken by intruders with popular password cracking programs. To keep our system, secure, accounts which are found to have weak passwords will be disabled. | ||
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| ===== Lost passwords ===== | ===== Lost passwords ===== | ||
| - | If you lose or forget your password, and can't log in, visit us in Physics | + | If you lose or forget your password, and can't log in, visit us in PAN room 347, with your University ID. |