Logging on to Windows

In your welcome letter, you will find your assigned user name and password. Be sure the Log on to.. line reads SNS. The same password is also used for email.

About Passwords

You may change your password at any time. Please note - your new password must be at least 8 characters long and it must contain characters from three of the following four categories:

• Upper-case characters
• Lower-case characters
• Numerals (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
• Non-alphanumeric characters (for example, !@#$%^&*()_+=?})

Those are basic guidelines, but a password that meets these requirements may still be easy for a hacker to guess. If you want to read more about secure passwords, please read our passwords page².

How to Change Your Windows Password

1. Press the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys at the same time.
2. Click Change Password...
3. Type your current password, and your desired new password in the specified places, then click OK. If your new password does not meet the requirements listed above you will receive an error message.

How to Change Your Linux/Email Password

It is usually convenient to change your Linux/Email password when you change the Windows password.

1. Start by logging onto a secure shell session as described in section 8.1 on page .
2. Once you have logged onto a shell session, type passwd and follow the instructions. You may make your Linux password the same as your Windows password.