Prerequisites
- This account is for administrative tasks only. Continue to use your regular account for day to day work.
- You will have been sent the password separately from the account name.
- The account name is your 8 character WatIAM ID with _admin appended (e.g. watiamid_admin).
- You need to sign in once to set the password. You will not sign in interactively with this account after setting it up.
- Copy these instructions where you can see them when not signed in (e.g. print them out, make then accessible on another device such as your phone).
- You do not need to connect VPN for this procedure.
Instructions
- Sign out of your Nexus account if you are signed in.
- Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the sign in screen.
- The username is .\watiamid_admin. The .\ signifies the account is local to the computer, not a Nexus account.
- The password is the one you were sent by MFCF.
- Once signed in, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and select the change password option.
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Enter
the
old
password
and
the
new
one
you
will
use
for
this
account.
- The password must contain characters from at least three of these four categories: uppercase, lowercase, numeric, special (~!@#$%^&*_-+=`|\(){}[]:;"'<>,.?/).
- Cannot contain the account name or full name.
- Minimum length is 8 characters but 12 characters or more recommended since this a privileged account.
- Sign out when the password has been changed.