Changing Your LINUX Lab Password

There are two ways to change your LINUX lab password.

Option 1: Use the ITS Password Management Web Site

The ITS Password Management Web Site is able to change your AuthCate password as well as passwords on other systems (Novell, Linux, etc.).

Go to the ITS Password Management Web Site at https://mdsadmin.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/changepwd.

Option 2: Use the passwd command

To use the passwd command:

1. Log in.
2. Open a terminal window.
3. Type

   passwd

4. Type your Kerberos password
5. Type your new password (local, does not apply for Kerberos users, but has to be done at the current time)
6. Type your new password again
7. Type your new password (for Kerberos)
8. Type your new password again

Sample session:

$ passwd
Changing password for user abac1.
Kerberos 5 Password:
New password:
Retype new password:
New Kerberos 5 Password:
Repeat New Kerberos 5 Password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.


If passwd is not working use the kpasswd command

If the passwd command is not working, use the kpasswd command:

1. Log in.
2. Open a terminal window.
3. Type

   kpasswd

4. Type your Kerberos password
5. Type your new Kerberos password
6. Type your new password again

Sample session:

$ kpasswd
Password for abac1@CC.MONASH.EDU.AU:
Enter new password: :
Enter it again: :
Password changed.