Changing Passwords

Windows

CalNet

Oracle Calendar

EECS LDAP

Unix

Pidgin

Tips

A refresher list of all of the places you may need to change your password.

Windows (EECS Domain)

From Your Office PC

• Press alt + ctrl + del
• Select the Change Password button

From WINTERM (off campus)

• From winterm, go to Start -> Windows Security -> Change a password...

CalNet (ACG databases, campus access, and CalMail)

• Go to the CalNet website: http://calnet.berkeley.edu
• On the left-side column, in the top box, click the 3rd item down: Know CalNet Passphrase? Change it.

Oracle Calendar (CalAgenda)

• Open the Oracle Calendar client application, log in, and pull down the Tools menu
• Select Change Password

EECS LDAP (EECS network database and some other web-authenticated services)

• Visit the Help Desk. I've been told a new website to change this password will be set up shortly.

Unix

Password on login.eecs ("mammoth" NIS domain)

• Use SSH to connect to passwd.eecs.berkeley.edu
• When it asks "change your password?," enter y and press enter
• Follow the instructions

Passwords on buffy.eecs and walldisplays

• Log into the server
• Type: passwd
• Follow the instructions
• Be sure to do this for every server (buffy, walldisplay1, walldisplay2)
• Note: mint uses the Windows Active Directory password, so changing your Windows password will automatically change your mint password.

Pidgin (Instant Messaging)

• The EECS jabber server now seems to use the Windows AD or NIS domain unix password, so this will automatically get set when you change the others.

Password Tips

• should be different from your last password
• should be at least 9-12 characters long
• should contain at least 3 character classes:
  • upper-case letters (A through Z)
  • lower-case letters (a through z)
  • numbers (0 through 9)
  • symbols excluding spaces and @ symbols
• should contain no more than 3 letters which can be sequentially found in the dictionary. (i.e. cat is acceptable but corn is not.)
• should not contain your first name, middle name, last name, login name, or calnet id
• See also: ACG User Security Tips

See also IRIS Password Procedures