JLab CUE User Passwords

Your Jefferson Lab (JLab) Common User Environment (CUE) password must be changed every six months.  If you do not change your password by the six month mark, your account will be suspended.  The Computing and Networking Infrastructure (CNI) group will email you 30 days prior to your account being suspended.  You will get an email each day until you change your password.  Please keep in mind that the CNI group may request that you change your password before the six month expiration date if the security of your account has been breached.

Changing Your JLab CUE Password

Before changing your JLab CUE password, please see the Password Rules page.  This page list the rules and requirements for your JLab computer user account password.

Your JLab CUE password can be changed using the web based Password Change Utility.  You will need to login with your current JLab username and password to access this utility.  This is the easiest and preferred method to change your JLab password.  You may also use the jpasswd command explained below.  When changing your JLab CUE password the following resources are affected:

  • Unix login
  • Windows
  • Email
  • Calendar
  • MIS Web pages (JList, Insight, timesheet, etc.)

A few systems use their own, proprietary database for passwords and will NOT be changed by the provided password changing utilities:

  • Any specific web pages where the author uses a separate password file.
  • Accelerator Controls Systems, and other systems on site that don't use the central Windows Domain or Unix NIS systems.
  • Specific MIS applications that require a separate account to login

Web Based CUE Password Change Utility

The easiest method to change your JLab CUE password is to go to the Password Change Utility page. Again, you will need to login with your current JLab username and password to access this utility.  On this page you simply enter your username, your current password, and then your desired new password twice and submit the change request.

jpasswd Command

If you use a Unix desktop (workstation, x-terminal, etc.):

  • Log in to a public Unix systems (jlabl1, jlabl2, or jlabl3 machines)
  • Type jpasswd, then, you will be prompted for your current password, and your desired new password twice
  • A message will appear stating whether or not your password change went through

If you use a Windows desktop system:

  • Log in to a public Unix systems (jlabl1, jlabl2, or jlabl3 machines)
  • Type jpasswd, then, you will be prompted for your current password, and your desired new password twice
  • Log out of your Windows desktop (Start -> Log Off)
  • Log back in to your Windows session using your new password.

If you use a Macintosh:

  • Log in to a public Unix systems (jlabl1, jlabl2, or jlabl3 machines)
  • Type jpasswd, then, you will be prompted for your current password, and your desired new password twice
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