Changing Your Novell Network Password on a Networked PC

Your Novell network password is the one you enter in the login box that appears when you first start up your computer. Staff members typically log on to one of the ADMIN servers. Faculty members typically log on to the HUMARTS, SOSCI, or SCIENCE server. Students log on to one of the four STUDENT servers.

Windows XP

1. Press the CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys at the same time.
   
   
2. In the Netware Security window, click on the Change Password button in the lower left corner.
   
   
3. Enter your old password in the Old Password field and press the Tab key.
   
   
4. Enter a new password in the New Password field and press the Tab key. Note that you cannot reuse a password you've used before.
   
   
5. Re-enter your new password in the Confirm New Password field, and click the OK button.
   

If the network does not accept your new password, review the guidelines for choosing safe and sexy passwords, and repeat.


Windows 98 and Windows XP

1. Right-click on the NetWare Services icon (red letter N) in the lower right corner of your desktop.
   
2. From the pop-up menu, select User Administration for SMITH TREE, then Novell Password Administration.
   
   
3. In the User Password Administration window, click on the Change Password button.
   
   
4. In the NetWare Services window, enter your old password in the Old Password field and press the Tab key..
   
   
5. Enter a new password in the New Password field and press the Tab key. Note that you cannot reuse a password you've used before.
   
   
6. Re-enter your new password in the Confirm New Password field and click the OK button.
   
   

If the network does not accept your new password, review the guidelines for choosing safe and sexy passwords .