CampusEmailResetPassword
22 Nov 2009 00:49 UTC 2009326+0049 UTC

Reset Your Active Directory Password

You only need to reset your Active Directory password if you are no longer receiving your campus e-mail. Your Active Directory password expires every 3 months or so. You will receive a "Password Expiration Notice" e-mail when this is about to happen.

1. Visit the Faculty/Staff Password Reset page (opens in new window).
Faculty/Staff Password Reset page
Faculty/Staff Password Reset Page - Click on image for full-sized version.

2. Select the Reset Active Directory (Outlook/Entourage) Password option. Enter your UIN and birth date in the supplied fields.
Enter password reset information
Enter password reset information - Click on image for full-sized version.

3. Press the Submit button.
4. If your information is entered correctly, your new password will be displayed. Copy down your username and password. It is case-sensitive, so make sure you know whether each letter is uppercase or lowercase.
Carefully note your username and password
Write down your username and new password - Click on image for full-sized version.

Setup/Update Fetchmail

If your want your campus email automatically retrieved into your lighthouse account, follow these instructions:

1. You need to update fetchmail (opens in new window) whenever your password changes. If you are prompted to login, use your squirrelmail/lighthouse username and password. You will then see the following form:
Update your account information for fetchmail
Update your account information for fetchmail - Click on image for full-sized version.

2. If this is your first time setting it up, you will need to enter your Active Directory username as well. Enter the Active Directory password you just received.
3. Press the Submit button.
Success!
You have successfully updated your account information - Click on image for full-sized version.

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Sample "Password Expiration Notice" e-mail: 

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:21 -0500
Subject: Active Directory (Outlook and Entourage E-Mail) Password Expiration Notice
To: Your.Name@tamucc.edu
From: Exchange.Admin@tamucc.edu

Hello,

This message was sent to inform you that your Outlook/Entourage (also known as
Active Directory by Microsoft) e-mail password will expire on April 15, 2009.
Please log in before this date and change your password.

If your password is not changed before April 15, 2009, you will not be able to
access your account.

If you know your current password, please log in to Outlook Web Access and
change it. The link below provides step-by-step instructions on how to change
your password.

http://training.tamucc.edu/pdf/ChangeOWAPassword.pdf

If you do not know your password and would like to request a new one via the
Web, please go to the Web address below and select “Reset Active Directory
Password” (Note: Active Directory is the system that runs your
Outlook/Entourage e-mail account).

https://passwords.tamucc.edu/

For further assistance, please contact the Computer Help Hotline at 825-2692
(Ext. 2692 on campus).

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