Changing Your git-keeper Password

Windows

1. On windows you can use PUTTY (any other SSH program)
2. Make sure you are either on campus or connected to the Campus VPN
3. In your SSH program, put username@gitkeeper.wooster.edu in the Host Name textbox replacing username with your Wooster username
4. Make sure the Port textbox has 22 inside it
5. Click Open and a terminal window will open and you will be prompted for a password
6. Enter your current git-keeper password. You will not be able to see what you are typing, just trust yourself and use the force. When you have typed your password, hit the enter.
7. If your password was correct, you should now see a prompt that looks like this:

   git>
   

8. Enter the command passwd and hit enter
9. You will have to enter your current password and then your new password twice (a second time to confirm)
10. If the terminal says you have updated your password you can now enter the command exit and hit enter to quit.

macOS

1. Open the Terminal app
2. Make sure you are either on campus or connected to the Campus VPN
3. Run the following command replacing username with your Wooster username

   $ ssh username@gitkeeper.wooster.edu
   

4. You will be prompted for a password. Enter your current git-keeper password. You will not be able to see what you are typing, just trust yourself and use the force. When you have typed your password, hit the enter.
5. If your password was correct, you should now see a prompt that looks like this:

   git>
   

6. Enter the command passwd and hit enter
7. You will have to enter your current password and then your new password twice (a second time to confirm)
8. If the terminal says you have updated your password you can now enter the command exit and hit enter to quit.