To change your password, you must use the on-line password-changing program .
If you are changing your password for the first time, we
suggest you read the Tips and Hints below.
Tips and Hints
Changing Your Password in Programs That Can Save
Your Password
Changing your password is important for system security and
for your own security as well. Your RCS account gives you
access to the following services: electronic mail, the dial-up
modem pool, samba (file space and printing), FTP and login to
the PC labs.
When you change your password, note that it might take up to
15 minutes for the password change to propagate across the
various RCS systems.
- Your password must contain exactly eight (8) characters
and include some digits or punctuation marks. Avoid using
uppercase letters.
- Pick a password that you can remember without writing it
down.
- Do not use common words, or words or names that relate to
you personally.
- When you change your password, also remember to change it
in any programs that might store it for you. See Programs That Can Save Your Password .
If you would like additional help in choosing your RCS
password, or if you forget your password and need a new one,
please contact the ARC Help Desk in the VCC.
A number of programs save your password so that you don't
have to enter it each time. Three such applications are
Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Qualcomm
Eudora.
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To change your Microsoft Windows password:
We recommend that you change your Windows password to be
the same as your RCS password.
Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.
Next, double-click on the Control Panel icon inthe window
that appears. Finally, double-click on the Passwords icon.
A Password Properties windows will appear. Click on the
Change Windows Password ... button. In the window that
appears, enter your old Windows password and new password,
and confirm your new password in the appropriate fields.
Click the OK button. A Microsoft Windows window will
appear, confirming that you have successfully changed your
Windows password.
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To remove/change a password in Microsoft
Outlook:
Start Outlook, select Tools from the menu option and
then Accounts. From the Accounts window, select Properties
and then the Servers tab. You now have the option of either
deactivating the "Remember Password" option or typing the
new password over the old password.
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To remove/change a password in Microsoft Internet
Explorer:
Start Internet Explorer. From the Tools menu option,
select the Mail and News option and then the Read Mail
option. This will start your email application. Select the
Tools menu option and then the Email Accounts option.
Select "View or change existing email accounts" and then
the Next option. The Email Accounts window will open and
you then select the Change option. You can now either
deactivate the "Remember password" option or type in the
new password. Click on the next button followed by the
finished button.
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To remove/change a password in Qualcomm
Eudora:
Start Eudora. From the Tools menu select Options. Go
down to Checking Mail and uncheck Save Password or type in
the new password.
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