Resetting your password for MaC OS
v10.3
If you are a
Faculty/Staff member who is using a local login to your
machine, then these instructions do not apply to you. If you are a
Faculty/Staff member who is using
your network login to access your machine, that is you are logging into
the cmpcntr domain using the same credentials as
you use for email and network
access, then the following is a tutorial on resetting your password.
Those who are running Mac OS X versions 10.3 or earlier and are logging
in to their machine with their network login must run a program
in order to change their password both for the network and on their
computer. The program deletes the master keychain record on your
computer, that is it clears the password that the computer has saved.
The master keychain is where the operating system
stores your password. The computer will then reboot and upon start up will ask you to enter
the new master keychain password, this password should match the new
network password that you have chosen. If you reset your network
password and do not run this script, keychain will retain your old
password and you will have trouble logging on to your computer.
E-mail Accounts and Passwords
Both faculty and staff should know
their NT account, password, and e-mail address. If you
don't already have this info please call the 2100 Help Desk.
INFORMATION YOU'LL
NEED BEFORE YOU BEGIN
E-mail
Username:__________________________________________________
E-mail
Password:__________________________________________________
E-mail
Address:___________________________________________________
Step 1: Resetting your network
password
To reset your network password, simply
go to
http://password.trincoll.edu. This website will prompt you for your
old password and allow you to reset it to a new one. For further
information on changing a network password, please refer to the document
page found at
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/cc/documentation/password/default.htm.
Step 2: Resetting your master
keychain password
To reset your network keychain, simply
download this program that will erase your master keychain record and
replace it with a new one, allowing you to reset the saved password in
the computer to your new network password. The program can be found at
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/cc/documentation/macpassword/keychain-fixer.app. Once you
have downloaded the program, run the program by double clicking on it.
You should then be prompted to reboot your computer. After your computer
reboots, it will prompt you for a new master keychain password. Reset
this password to exactly match the network password that you have just
created.
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