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= Password Change =
 
= Password Change =
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== Online ==
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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/]
  
 
== From the command line ==
 
== From the command line ==
 
If you are on one of our systems and the command exists:
 
If you are on one of our systems and the command exists:
 
<pre>/usr/heimdal/bin/kpasswd</pre>
 
<pre>/usr/heimdal/bin/kpasswd</pre>
 
== Online ==
 
Otherwise, the only ''officially'' supported method for changing passwords is to use the following URL
 
 
[http://admin.bx.psu.edu/password/ http://admin.bx.psu.edu/password/]
 
  
 
== Choosing a Good Password ==
 
== Choosing a Good Password ==

Revision as of 17:15, 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

Online

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

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

From the command line

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

/usr/heimdal/bin/kpasswd

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