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 ==== Changing your Password ====
-=== From a Windows computer ===
+  * [[howto:change_my_ss2k_password|Change your SS2K account password]]
-If you use a Desktop computer in your office connected to the SS2K domain, you can simply hit the **Ctrl-Alt-Del** keys and click "Change a Password" from the menu.
-Otherwise, you will need to use these steps (from a laptop or off-campus) to connect and change your password via a command-line program:
-  - Download an SSH client, such as [[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html|PuTTY]]
-  - Connect to the server name "''nexus.socsci.uci.edu''"
-  - Login with your current username/password
-  - If this is your first login, you may be prompted to change your password, otherwise type **''passwd''** and press Enter; follow the prompts to change your password.
-  - Type **''exit''** and press Enter to quit
-=== From a Mac ===
-You must use a command-line program called SSH to connect to our server and then change your password.
-  - Open the Terminal, in /Applications/Utilities/
-  - Type ''ssh USERNAME@nexus.socsci.uci.edu'' and press Enter
-  - Type your current password when prompted
-  - If this is your first login, you may be prompted to change your password, otherwise type **''passwd''** and press Enter; follow the prompts to change your password
-  - Type **''exit''** and press Enter to quit the SSH session