[auton-users] Change Your Auton Account Password

Michael J. Baysek mjbaysek at cs.cmu.edu
Sat Feb 26 19:22:19 EST 2011


Don't worry.  If you forget to mail me, I can still see that you've 
changed your password, so you won't be disabled :)

Mike

On 2/26/2011 6:48 PM, Daniel B. Neill wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I have changed my password.  Several other lab members may have 
> already changed their password but forgotten to e-mail you about it... 
> don't forget to e-mail Mike, everyone!
>
> Best,
> Daniel
>
>
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2011, Michael J. Baysek wrote:
>
>> Hello Lab,
>>
>> Due to the limited response, I am extending the deadline to 9pm.  If 
>> you don't change your password by then, you will be locked out.  
>> Please be sure to follow the instructions I have laid forth below in 
>> order to change your password in time for the lockout deadline.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 2/25/2011 4:57 PM, Michael J. Baysek wrote:
>>> Let me reinforce - since I have been asked - that a changed password:
>>>
>>> - is not the same as your current password.
>>>
>>> - is not obviously similar to your current password (going from 
>>> ducttape01 to ducttape02, etc)
>>>
>>> Also note that cpu.autonlab.org is also known as 
>>> lop1.auton.cs.cmu.edu, or lop1.autonlab.org.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> On 02/25/2011 04:44 PM, Michael J. Baysek wrote:
>>>> Hi Lab (including Neill Users)
>>>>
>>>> You are receiving this message because a public facing Auton Lab 
>>>> host was compromised.  Because we use NIS for authentication, I am 
>>>> requiring everyone to change their passwords immediately.  You have 
>>>> 24 hours to change your password before I disable your account.
>>>>
>>>> To change your password:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Login to cpu.autonlab.org as you normally would.
>>>> 2) Run yppasswd to change your password.
>>>>
>>>> Staff users, do NOT try to change your password on your local 
>>>> machine. You need to login to cpu.autonlab.org and change it there, 
>>>> since it is the NIS password that needs to be changed.
>>>>
>>>> Again, any accounts which have not changed the password within 24 
>>>> hours will be temporarily disabled.  To get your account 
>>>> re-enabled, you will need contact me.
>>>>
>>>> Drop me an email to confirm you have changed your password as soon 
>>>> as you have done so.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>




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