| Changing your password frequently helps
prevent unauthorized access to your system. The process of
changing your password is the same whether you logged in through CDE
or the command line. The password is changed at the command line in
either case.
If you are logged into a CDE session,
you will right click on the background to bring up the Workspace Menu,
click on Tools, and open a terminal window.
Note
- On some systems, the terminal window may be found elsewhere in the Workspace Menu.
On some systems, the terminal window may be found under the Windows
Workspace Menu option. If that is
the case, click on this instead of Applications to access a terminal
window.
The terminal window will give you access to a command line $
prompt. The dollar sign ($) represents a Korn or Bourne shell. You
might also have a percent sign (%) for the C Shell or a number or
pound sign (#) indicating you are logged in as root. After you have a
terminal window open, type the passwd
command after the system prompt and press Return. When prompted to Enter
login password: type your current password and press Return. When
prompted for New password, type your new password and press
Return. You will then be prompted to retype your new password to
confirm it. (This is required for verification of the new password by
the system.) Use the accompanying media activity to practice changing
the password for user02 using the command line in a terminal
window. Be sure to follow the rules for valid passwords previously
covered. Remember passwords are case-sensitive and can contain spaces
and special characters.
The following is the series of prompts
that results from the passwd
command:
$ passwd
passwd: Changing password for user1
Enter login password: ABC 123
New password: abc 456
Re-enter new passwd: abc 456
$
Note:
Your password will not appear on the screen as you type.
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Lab
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Accessing
your System
In this lab,
you will review the requirements for UNIX login IDs and
passwords. You will practice logging in to a UNIX system
using the CDE login screen. You will then change your
password, exit (or log out) and return to the CDE login
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