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| + | Resetting password is a very common issue asked frequently by the users. Therefore, it is essential to know the basics of how to reset a user's password to the default password (123.abc) when needed. | ||
== For CS side == | == For CS side == | ||
Use the following steps to change password for a user with the name userName | Use the following steps to change password for a user with the name userName | ||
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# Enter the LDAP password for CS when prompted | # Enter the LDAP password for CS when prompted | ||
# The password when trying to ssh to userName@home.cs.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command <tt>passwd</tt> | # The password when trying to ssh to userName@home.cs.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command <tt>passwd</tt> | ||
| − | + | # Test the new password by trying to ssh to the machine as the userName using the default password. | |
== For Cluster side == | == For Cluster side == | ||
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# Enter the LDAP password for Cluster when prompted | # Enter the LDAP password for Cluster when prompted | ||
# The password when trying to ssh to userName@hopper.cluster.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command <tt>passwd</tt> | # The password when trying to ssh to userName@hopper.cluster.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command <tt>passwd</tt> | ||
| + | # Test the new password by trying to ssh to the machine as the userName using the default password. | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 17 January 2017
Resetting password is a very common issue asked frequently by the users. Therefore, it is essential to know the basics of how to reset a user's password to the default password (123.abc) when needed.
For CS side
Use the following steps to change password for a user with the name userName
- SSH to net.cs.earlham.edu and sudo to root using command: sudo su -
- cd to folder /root/ldap-files
- Modify the chg-pw.ldif file by replacing the uid=previousUsername to uid=userName
- Run this command: ldapmodify -f chg-pw.ldif -D "cn=admin,dc=cs,dc=earlham,dc=edu" -W -x
- Enter the LDAP password for CS when prompted
- The password when trying to ssh to userName@home.cs.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command passwd
- Test the new password by trying to ssh to the machine as the userName using the default password.
For Cluster side
Use the following steps to change password for a user with the name userName
- SSH to hopper.cluster.earlham.edu and sudo to root using command sudo su -
- cd to folder /root/ldap-files
- Modify the chg-pw.ldif file by replacing the uid= previousUsername to uid=userName
- Run this command: ldapmodify -f chg-pw.ldif -D "cn=Manager,dc=cluster,dc=loc" -W
- Enter the LDAP password for Cluster when prompted
- The password when trying to ssh to userName@hopper.cluster.earlham.edu will be 123.abc (default). The user can change it using command passwd
- Test the new password by trying to ssh to the machine as the userName using the default password.
