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Changing User Password
For: Mepis 6.5 - Mepis 6.04 betas by: je.saist Adding New User | Deleting an Old User | Changing Password | Removing Password | Setting Auto-Login This Guide walks through changing the password for a user account. 1: Starting at System. Left Click on System  2: Left Click on System configuration (settings)  3: I've gone ahead and maximized the settings:/ page.  4: Left Click on Security & Privacy  5: We should now be at settings:/Security/  6: Left Click on Password & User Account  7: This is the general user screen for the logged in account.  8: Left Click on Change Password...  9: Enter your CURRENT password, then Left Click on OK  10: We should now have the Change Password box up.  11: As you type in your newly desired password, the Password strength meter will give an idea of how strong the password is. This is not absolute rating though.  12: Once the new password is typed in, type it in again under Verify. The Change Password box also indicates typing the new password and it's verification.  13: Left Click on OK  14: There should be a notification that the password changed. Left Click on OK  15: From this point, Left Click on OK to close out.  Take me back to the Guides. |