Do you need to change your password

Figure 19: Changing your password

If this is your first time logging into a Sun Lab machine since receiving your new ECE/CSE User ID and password, you must change your password. Try to change the password to something that you will remember, make the password at least eight characters long, and use a number and a "special character" in your password. Special characters are characters like !, +, *,....

The CSE Systems manager runs programs that try to crack the passwords of users on the ECE/CSE computer network. If you choose a simple password, it is very likely that he will crack your password. You will then receive a notification that your password has been cracked, and you will need to reset your password. If you do not reset your password in the specified amount of time, your account is locked for security reasons.