Change my Email Password

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Before you change your password, please note that the new password will work for email right away, but it will not work for your wireless access or modem access until the following day.

The easiest way to change your password (provided you know the current one) is to use the form available here.

If you have lost your password, you can come to ArtSci Tech Support in the A&S Computing Center on the lower level of Eads Hall to have it reset Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. You will be required to show your WU ID. In some cases, ATS can reset passwords over the phone as well; 935-8077.

To change your password using SSH (Telnet), log into your account. At the unix prompt type passwd.

tsmith@ascc students/t/ttsmith> passwd
passwd: Changing password for tsmith
Enter login(NIS+) password: Type your current password here.
New password: Type your new password here.
Re-enter new password: Type your new password again.
NIS+ password information changed for tsmith
NIS+ credential information changed for tsmith
tsmith@ascc students/t/tsmith>

Note: The effect of changing your password is immediate for logging in, but your new password will not work on the modem banks (when dialing in) until the next day.