good passwords

 

To avoid users from using the same nickname you have your own password. Lately some users have complained that some have logged into their account and been abusive. To avoid this follow these rules:

• Log out when you leave the terminal, even if it is only to get yourself a coke.
• Choose a password like: OdIf10md. You might find this one impossible to learn but you only have to find the right sentence to remember it: Try concatenating the first letters of each word of following sentence: "One day I fell 10 metres down." That sentence should not be hard to remember, right? The way I find a sentence is like this: Let your hands slip over the keyboard to find a good long password (FJL234kl56gh435jt) Then find a sentence that works. It might be too hard - then change or delete some characters: "Frank J. Livingstones 234 coconuts cost $56 each" This doesn't get the desired password but another great password: FJL234cc$56e
• Password lengths should not be shorter than 5 chars

Good passwords: 6upfu*U(jd, 4iF3hsh%n, 2.3I>23fj3, k#4i8oPo, JvgibpSfv1

Bad passwords: 4Q2, secret, myname, password, mygirlfriend

To alter your password use the password command

See also: password