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SPH Computing Account Passwords

Faculty and staff on the SPH network usually have three passwords (students may not have all of these passwords):

  1. An SPH Kerberos password for access to SPH UNIX/Linux machines and files residing in SPH AFS space
  2. An SPH Novell password for access to the Novell servers (e.g. M:, N:, and O: drives)
  3. A UMICH Kerberos password for access to university/ITCS services such as email, Wolverine Access, IFS, ITCS login servers, ITCS Statistics and Computation Service, the Online Directory, and Campus Computing Sites (e.g. basement of SPH II)

    4. Instructions are included below for changing each of these.

    Please see our Choosing Good Passwords page for help with choosing a good password.

    SPH Kerberos (UNIX and AFS) Password

    Description: This password is associated with access to any SPH UNIX/Linux machines and files stored on the AFS fileservers in the SPH AFS cell. It is entered when logging into SPH UNIX machines via "ssh" or sitting at a Sun or Linux workstation, when uploading or modifying SPH web server files (Dreamweaver, sftp, etc), or when using the 'kinit' command.

    If you have a UMICH Kerberos password, your SPH Kerberos password can be set using the SPH Kerberos password reset page.

    Please note the password requirements described on the web page.

    If you do not have a UMICH Kerberos password, you can use the kpasswd command at the command prompt of an SPH UNIX/Linux system such as login.sph.umich.edu.

    Novell Password

    Description: This password is used when logging in on an SPH Windows computer (at the Novell login window) and when accessing the SPH Novell servers (M:, N:, O: drives) via NetDrive or NetStorage.

    Your SPH Novell password can be set using the SPH Novell password reset page.

    Please note the password requirements described on the web page.

    UMICH Kerberos Password

    Description: This password is used when reading email at mail.umich.edu, logging into login.itd.umich.edu or scs.itd.umich.edu, changing an online directory entry (http://directory.umich.edu/), when accessing the ITCS (formerly ITD) AFS/IFS directories, when using Wolverine Access, and logging in at the Campus Computing Sites (e.g. basement of SPH II) .

    To change this password:

    1. Go to http://weblogin.umich.edu/.
    2. Enter your uniqname and current UMICH Kerberos password.

    3. Click on the link (near the bottom), kpasswd: Change Your Kerberos Password.
    4. When prompted, enter your current password and the new password you have selected (it is fine to use the same password that you have chosen for SPH UNIX or SPH Netware systems). Re-enter the new password to confirm.
    5. Click on the logout link to end your session.