How to change your password

Password change instructions for Windows users

You'll need to SSH --- Secure SHell, a way to securely access another computer's command-line interface --- into rhitrobotics.org to change your password using the Linux password change tool, passwd. This page describes how to do that using SecureCRT, an SSH client installed by default on all Rose laptops.

If you don't have SecureCRT installed you can use the PuTTY SSH client. If you're running Linux, simply use the regular ssh command from a terminal.

1. Open SecureCRT by selecting it in the Start Menu.
2. Click on the "Quick Connect" icon (the one with a yellow lightning bolt).
3. Fill in the server and username fields with "rhitrobotics.org" (without the quotes) and your Rose username, respectively.
4. Click okay. If you are prompted about the server's certificate, click on "Accept & Save".
5. Enter your password when prompted.
6. You should now see a Linux command prompt (~ $). Type passwd and hit enter. You will be prompted for your current password and then twice for a new password.
7. Type exit to close the session.