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Passwd help file, version 1.1 of 9/21/89

A UNIX system password should be at least 6 characters long and include
at least one upper case letter (A-Z), digit (0-9) or punctuation character
(such as   .   ,  or -  ).

Passwords will NOT be accepted that:

        * Are less than 6 characters long.

        * Matches anything in your UNIX account information, such as your 
          login name or an item from your "finger" data entry.

        * Are found in the system's spelling dictionary - unless it has 
          some uppercase letters other than the first character.
          For example, "Explain" would be rejected but "exPlain" would
          be accepted.

        * Have more than 3 repeated characters - thus "aaa" would be rejected.

To change your password, from the genetics% prompt, type: passwd
Then follow the instructions.

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