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@@ -36,3 +36,62 @@ server in the left panel and a listing of files on the right.</span></p>
right-click on the server in the location pane and select
<em>
Add Bookmark
</em></span></p>
<p><span
style=
"text-align: center"
><img
alt=
""
src=
"/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-nautilus-ssh-4.png"
/></span></p>
## Changing your password
<ul>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
GNOME Desktop
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 1:
</b>
Open the Activities
overview and start typing
<em>
Users
</em>
.
</span></li>
<li>
<img width="100%" alt="" title="Finding the Users settings in GNOME"
src="/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-1.png" />
</li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 2:
</b>
Click
<em>
Users
</em>
to
open the panel.
</span></li>
<li>
<img alt="" width="100%" title="The Users panel in GNOME"
src="/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-2.png" />
</li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 3:
</b>
Click the label next to
<em>
Password
</em>
.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 4:
</b>
Enter your current
password, then a new password.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Enter your new password again in the
<em>
Verify New Password
</em>
field. You can press the gear icon to
automatically generate a random password.
</span></li>
<li>
<img width="100%" alt="" title="The change password dialog"
src="/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-3.png" />
</li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 5:
</b>
Click
<em>
Change
</em>
.
</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
Command Line
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 1:
</b>
Open the terminal
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 2:
</b>
Enter
<pre><code>
passwd
</code></pre>
and follow the prompts
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Enter your current password, your new
password and then confirm your new password. You will not be able to
see your password when you type it in.
</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
Choosing a Strong Password
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Make your passwords easy enough for
you to remember, but very difficult to for others to guess. Your
password guards your personal information, so you should make sure
it is a strong one.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Use a mixture of upper-case and
lower-case letters, numbers, symbols and spaces in the password. A
good way of doing this to the take the first letter of each word
and the grammar of a phrase you can remember.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Make your password as long as
possible. This makes it difficult for a person or computer to guess
it.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Do not use one or two words from a
dictionary in any language. These are what programs use to try crack
your password.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Do not use any personal information
such as a date, family member's name or a pet.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Never write your password down.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Use different passwords for different
things.
</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
public/index.xml
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@@ -201,6 +201,65 @@ server in the left panel and a listing of files on the right.</span></p
right-click on the server in the location pane and select
<
em
>
Add Bookmark
<
/em
><
/span
><
/p
>
<
p
><
span style=
"
text-align: center
"><
img alt=
""
src=
"
https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-nautilus-ssh-4.png
"
/
><
/span
><
/p
>
<
h2 id=
"
changing-your-password
">
Changing your password
<
/h2
>
<
ul
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
GNOME Desktop
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 1:
<
/b
>
Open the Activities
overview and start typing
<
em
>
Users
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img width=
"
100%
"
alt=
""
title=
"
Finding the Users settings in GNOME
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-1.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 2:
<
/b
>
Click
<
em
>
Users
<
/em
>
to
open the panel.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img alt=
""
width=
"
100%
"
title=
"
The Users panel in GNOME
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-2.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 3:
<
/b
>
Click the label next to
<
em
>
Password
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 4:
<
/b
>
Enter your current
password, then a new password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Enter your new password again in the
<
em
>
Verify New Password
<
/em
>
field. You can press the gear icon to
automatically generate a random password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img width=
"
100%
"
alt=
""
title=
"
The change password dialog
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-3.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 5:
<
/b
>
Click
<
em
>
Change
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/li
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
Command Line
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 1:
<
/b
>
Open the terminal
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 2:
<
/b
>
Enter
<
pre
><
code
>
passwd
<
/code
><
/pre
>
and follow the prompts
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Enter your current password, your new
password and then confirm your new password. You will not be able to
see your password when you type it in.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/li
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
Choosing a Strong Password
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Make your passwords easy enough for
you to remember, but very difficult to for others to guess. Your
password guards your personal information, so you should make sure
it is a strong one.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Use a mixture of upper-case and
lower-case letters, numbers, symbols and spaces in the password. A
good way of doing this to the take the first letter of each word
and the grammar of a phrase you can remember.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Make your password as long as
possible. This makes it difficult for a person or computer to guess
it.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Do not use one or two words from a
dictionary in any language. These are what programs use to try crack
your password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Do not use any personal information
such as a date, family member
'
s name or a pet.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Never write your password down.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Use different passwords for different
things.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/ul
>
</description>
</item>
...
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@@ -289,6 +289,65 @@ right-click on the server in the location pane and select
<em>
Add Bookmark
</em></span></p>
<p><span
style=
"text-align: center"
><img
alt=
""
src=
"https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-nautilus-ssh-4.png"
/></span></p>
<h2
id=
"changing-your-password"
>
Changing your password
</h2>
<ul>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
GNOME Desktop
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 1:
</b>
Open the Activities
overview and start typing
<em>
Users
</em>
.
</span></li>
<li><img
width=
"100%"
alt=
""
title=
"Finding the Users settings in GNOME"
src=
"/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-1.png"
/></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 2:
</b>
Click
<em>
Users
</em>
to
open the panel.
</span></li>
<li><img
alt=
""
width=
"100%"
title=
"The Users panel in GNOME"
src=
"/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-2.png"
/></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 3:
</b>
Click the label next to
<em>
Password
</em>
.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 4:
</b>
Enter your current
password, then a new password.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Enter your new password again in the
<em>
Verify New Password
</em>
field. You can press the gear icon to
automatically generate a random password.
</span></li>
<li><img
width=
"100%"
alt=
""
title=
"The change password dialog"
src=
"/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-3.png"
/></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 5:
</b>
Click
<em>
Change
</em>
.
</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
Command Line
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 1:
</b>
Open the terminal
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
><b>
Step 2:
</b>
Enter
<pre><code>
passwd
</code></pre>
and follow the prompts
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Enter your current password, your new
password and then confirm your new password. You will not be able to
see your password when you type it in.
</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li
class=
"has-sub"
class=
"active"
><a
href=
"#"
><span>
Choosing a Strong Password
</span></a>
<ul>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Make your passwords easy enough for
you to remember, but very difficult to for others to guess. Your
password guards your personal information, so you should make sure
it is a strong one.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Use a mixture of upper-case and
lower-case letters, numbers, symbols and spaces in the password. A
good way of doing this to the take the first letter of each word
and the grammar of a phrase you can remember.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Make your password as long as
possible. This makes it difficult for a person or computer to guess
it.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Do not use one or two words from a
dictionary in any language. These are what programs use to try crack
your password.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Do not use any personal information
such as a date, family member's name or a pet.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Never write your password down.
</span></li>
<li><span
style=
"color: #424242;"
>
Use different passwords for different
things.
</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<aside
class=
"copyright"
role=
"note"
>
...
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...
@@ -49,6 +49,65 @@ server in the left panel and a listing of files on the right.</span></p
right-click on the server in the location pane and select
<
em
>
Add Bookmark
<
/em
><
/span
><
/p
>
<
p
><
span style=
"
text-align: center
"><
img alt=
""
src=
"
https://desktop.aims.ac.za/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-nautilus-ssh-4.png
"
/
><
/span
><
/p
>
<
h2 id=
"
changing-your-password
">
Changing your password
<
/h2
>
<
ul
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
GNOME Desktop
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 1:
<
/b
>
Open the Activities
overview and start typing
<
em
>
Users
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img width=
"
100%
"
alt=
""
title=
"
Finding the Users settings in GNOME
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-1.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 2:
<
/b
>
Click
<
em
>
Users
<
/em
>
to
open the panel.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img alt=
""
width=
"
100%
"
title=
"
The Users panel in GNOME
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-2.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 3:
<
/b
>
Click the label next to
<
em
>
Password
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 4:
<
/b
>
Enter your current
password, then a new password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Enter your new password again in the
<
em
>
Verify New Password
<
/em
>
field. You can press the gear icon to
automatically generate a random password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
img width=
"
100%
"
alt=
""
title=
"
The change password dialog
"
src=
"
/images/tips-tricks/2017.01-change-password-3.png
"
/
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 5:
<
/b
>
Click
<
em
>
Change
<
/em
>
.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/li
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
Command Line
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 1:
<
/b
>
Open the terminal
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
"><
b
>
Step 2:
<
/b
>
Enter
<
pre
><
code
>
passwd
<
/code
><
/pre
>
and follow the prompts
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Enter your current password, your new
password and then confirm your new password. You will not be able to
see your password when you type it in.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/li
>
<
li class=
"
has-sub
"
class=
"
active
"><
a href=
"
#
"><
span
>
Choosing a Strong Password
<
/span
><
/a
>
<
ul
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Make your passwords easy enough for
you to remember, but very difficult to for others to guess. Your
password guards your personal information, so you should make sure
it is a strong one.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Use a mixture of upper-case and
lower-case letters, numbers, symbols and spaces in the password. A
good way of doing this to the take the first letter of each word
and the grammar of a phrase you can remember.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Make your password as long as
possible. This makes it difficult for a person or computer to guess
it.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Do not use one or two words from a
dictionary in any language. These are what programs use to try crack
your password.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Do not use any personal information
such as a date, family member
'
s name or a pet.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Never write your password down.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
li
><
span style=
"
color: #424242;
">
Use different passwords for different
things.
<
/span
><
/li
>
<
/ul
>
<
/ul
>
</description>
</item>
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