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Kim Geiger wrote: >On 16 May 2005 at 16:10, Richard Wiggins wrote: > > > >>After the implementation of Kerberos 5, we learned that anyone >>changing their password to longer than 8 characters would no >>longer be able to use services authenticated by Sentinel. We also >>learned that ANGEL is similarly affected. Therefore we temporarily >>changed NetID.msu.edu<http://NetID.msu.edu>to limit the max >>password length to 8, and the Kerberos config to allow a password >>as short as 6 characters. AIS is working on the Sentinel-Kerberos >>issue, and the ACNS ANGEL team is working on that side. >> After these issues are resolved, we do plan on going forward with >> the >>policy of 8 characters as the minimum password length. >> /rich >> >> > >Additionally, the ACNS Help Desk told me that: > >"With all the new changes that went through the past 48 hours, the system >authentication for password change should be done using your PID and PAN/PIN. >This service can be done at netid.msu.edu and selecting the "forgot my password" >option. " > >Is it true that you have to dig up your PAN/PIN number to make the password >change, and go through the forgot my password screen? > >My users are starting to fuss... > > >Kim Geiger >Information Technologist >MSU Broadcasting Services >538 Communication Arts & Sciences Building >East Lansing, MI 48824 - 1212 >517-432-9527 x 429 > > > I believe you only need to use the 'forgot my password' link if you truly have forgotten your password. Netid should work as it always has except it will enforce the 6~8 character password length. /sd -- Steve Devine Storage Systems Academic Computing & Network Services Michigan State University 301 Computer Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1042 1-517-432-7327 Baseball is ninety percent mental; the other half is physical. - Yogi Berra