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= Password Change =
 
= Password Change =
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== From the command line ==
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If you are on one of our systems and the command exists:
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<pre>/usr/heimdal/bin/kpasswd</pre>
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== Online ==
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Otherwise, the only ''officially'' supported method for changing passwords is to use the following URL
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[http://admin.bx.psu.edu/password/ http://admin.bx.psu.edu/password/]
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== Choosing a Good Password ==
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coming soon
  
 
= Password Reset =
 
= Password Reset =
  
 
There is no way for the system administrators to retrieve your current password. To have your BX password reset to a new, known password, please email admin-at-bx.psu.edu
 
There is no way for the system administrators to retrieve your current password. To have your BX password reset to a new, known password, please email admin-at-bx.psu.edu

Revision as of 15:03, 16 March 2010

Request a New Account

Please print and fill out a BX Account Request Form and return it to 507 Wartik Lab.

A web-based form allowing PSU Access Account holder to request a BX account is under development.

Password Change

From the command line

If you are on one of our systems and the command exists:

/usr/heimdal/bin/kpasswd

Online

Otherwise, the only officially supported method for changing passwords is to use the following URL

http://admin.bx.psu.edu/password/

Choosing a Good Password

coming soon

Password Reset

There is no way for the system administrators to retrieve your current password. To have your BX password reset to a new, known password, please email admin-at-bx.psu.edu