Change your Linux Lab password:

Given that "sewanee" and "Sewanee" are pretty bad passwords, what makes a good/better one?
 

1. Decide on a better password IN YOUR HEAD, perhaps with help:

   possibilities???

2. on the command line:

   1. ssh hive.sewanee.edu
   2. passwd 
         Operating System asks ..."continue connecting?" YOU TYPE YES and enter.
   3. sewanee                        < ------------  this  is your current password!!!
   4.  yourSuperSecretNewPassword    < ------------  you'll need to be able to type this twice, correctly
   5.  yourSuperSecretNewPassword
         If system indicates password successfully changed then...
   6.  logout
   

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Suggestions to increase your speed as you write programs:

• Organize Your Open Windows, so none of the following overlap (too much!)
  1. Make browser smaller and set to the side.
  2. Open a terminal window(or two..) where you can go through command line operations (ie, vi, ls, cd etc.)
  3. Make sure none of your open windows completely overlaps another. That way you can easily move from one to another with at most a single mouse click.
  4. When using vi:
     • don't exit when you make changes, just <ESC>:w to save changes
     • Never never logout with vi running. You'll get a (dot)swap file and have a confusing time later...

• To save typing on the command line... use UP ARROW to go through previous commands

• debug - ALWAYS RELOAD pages in browser sooner rather than later as you make changes to your PHP code.