How to Change Your Password

Please read our guideline on How to Create Strong Passwords first.

SEASnet manages several accounts including SEAS, EE, and Administrative Computing. Passwords are kept and synchronized on the UNIX side. The password must be 6 to 8 characters in length. Below are the specific instrucions for each account type. Administrative Computing (EA), please go to this website.

Note: Bold items are what you need to type in and italics are what you will see at the console.

SEAS
For undergrad students, connect to ugrad.seas.ucla.edu
For grad students, faculty, and staff (non-EA), connect to grad.seas.ucla.edu

• ssh ugrad|grad.seas.ucla.edu
  If you get asked
  Terminal type? ["help" to list examples]
  Just press the Enter key.
• passwd
  Changing password for <username>
  Old password:
  New Password:
  Re-enter new Password:
  password successfully changed for <username>
  For security reasons, you will not be shown any characters that you type.

EE

• ssh eelab.ee.ucla.edu
  If you get asked
  Terminal type? ["help" to list examples]
  Just press the Enter key.
• passwd
  Changing password for <username>
  Old password:
  New Password:
  Re-enter new Password:
  password successfully changed for <username>
  For security reasons, you will not be shown any characters that you type.