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 Whatever the reason, changing your password is easy as pie. Whatever the reason, changing your password is easy as pie.
  
-====== Required Reading ====== 
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-  - [[nimbios_11.04_intro|NIMBioS' Ubuntu-11.04 Operating Environment Introduction]] 
 ====== Good Password Hygiene ====== ====== Good Password Hygiene ======
  
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 If you are sitting at a NIMBioS workstation and you are logged in, then you can change your password by: If you are sitting at a NIMBioS workstation and you are logged in, then you can change your password by:
-  - Open the dash, and type "about" into the search bar\\ {{:ubuntu-11.04-change-password-001.png?300|}}\\ And open the "About Meapplication +  - Open the dash, and type "user" into the search bar 
-  - Click "Change Password..."\\ {{:ubuntu-11.04-change-password-002.png?300|}} +  Click "User Accounts
-  - Enter your current password, and click "Authenticate"\\ {{:ubuntu-11.04-change-password-003.png?300|}} +  - Click on the dots following "Password" 
-  - Enter your new password twice, and then click "Change password"\\ {{:ubuntu-11.04-change-password-004.png?300|}}\\ You should see the text "Your password has been changed."  If you don't, then try again or contact the IT staff for assistance.+  - Enter your current password, and press return 
 +  - Enter your new password twice, and then click "Change"\\ You should see the text "Your password has been changed."  If you don't, then try again or contact the IT staff for assistance.
  
 ====== Password Recovery ===== ====== Password Recovery =====
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