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							Changing Your Password 
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BCS Products
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EChanging Your Password
This appendix provides steps for changing passwords for systems listed in this 
handbook, where applicable.
AUDIX Voice Mail System
nSystem administrators:
Use the Identification form to change your login password.
1. To access this form, with the cursor on the PATH line, type id 
(identification) and press   (ENTER).
2. Move the cursor to the New Password field and type the password 
you have selected.
3. Move the cursor to the Old Password field and type CUST
.
4. Press   (CHANGE or RUN). You now have a new password.
5. Press   (EXIT) to exit this form.
nEnd users:
1. Press   at the main AUDIX Voice Mail System menu.
2. Follow the prompts to change your password.
AUDIX Voice Power System
nSystem administrators:
1. Access the AUDIX Voice Power System main menu.
2. Select Subscriber Administration.
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3. On the Subscriber Administration screen, enter a password, a 
name, and an extension.
4. Press   (exit).
nEnd users:
1. Enter your extension and password.
2. Press .
3. Follow the prompts to change your password.
CONVERSANT Voice Information 
System
nSystem administrators:
1. Log in using the login name associated with the password you want 
to change.
2. From the Lucent Technologies FACE screen, highlight System 
Administration and press 
.
3. From the System Administration screen, highlight Change 
Password and press 
. The screen clears and the UNIX 
system passwd command is executed. At the top of the screen, the 
following message is displayed:
Strike BREAK or DEL to return to Lucent 
Technologies
Administration without changing your password.
4. When prompted for your current password (old password), type the 
password you used when you logged in.
5. When prompted for the new password (new password), enter the 
new password. The password you enter is not displayed on the 
screen.
6. When prompted to repeat the new password (re-enter new 
password), enter the new password again.
If the two password entries are the same, the password is assigned. 
If the two password entries do not match, the following message is 
displayed:
They don’t match; try again.
New password:
You receive an error message if:
— You enter the old password incorrectly.
— The new password is not six characters long.
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— The new password does not have two alphabetic characters 
and at least one special character in the first eight.
— The password resembles the login name by being a reverse 
or circular shift.
— The new password does not differ from the old password by 
three or more characters.
— The new password includes a space or colon (:).
7. After you reenter the new password, you are prompted to press 
 to continue. Press   to return to the System 
Administration screen.
nEnd users:
None
DEFINITY AUDIX System
nSystem administrators:
You can change two passwords: 1) that of the currently logged-in user, and 
2) the system password. (You need 
cust or higher-level login permissions.)
— Currently Logged-in User’s Password
Use the Password form to change the password of the currently 
logged-in user.
1. To access the Password form, type change password and 
press 
.
2. Type the currently logged-in user’s login ID in the Login ID 
field.
3. Enter the current system password in the Old Password field.
4. Enter the new system password in the New Password field.
5. Enter the new system password again in the Confirm New 
Password field.
6. Press .
—System Password
Use the System Password form to change the system password.
1. To access the System Password form, type change 
system-parameters password and press  .
2. Type the customer login ID password in the Customer Login 
Password field.
3. Enter the current system password in the Old System 
Password field.
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4. Enter the new system password in the New Password field.
5. Enter the new system password again in the Confirm New 
Password field.
6. Press .
nEnd users:
1. Press   at the main AUDIX Voice Mail System menu.
2. Follow the prompts to change your password.
NOTE:
If you are a new subscriber and the system administrator has not 
specified a password for you, you will be prompted to enter one when 
you first log on.
DEFINITY ECS and DEFINITY G1 
and G3
nSystem administrators:
Use the Change Password form to change the login password.
1. Log in as cust, or for G3V3 or later, as the customer superuser login 
you have defined.
2. Enter change password , where  is the login you 
want to change. For example, if you want to change the login 
password cust, enter change password cust and then press 
.
3. Verify that the screen displays the Change Password Form. The 
cursor is positioned on the Your Current Password field.
4. Enter the password of the login you logged in with, then press 
. The cursor is now positioned on the New Password for 
Login Name field.
5. Enter the new password you want to be associated with the login 
you’re changing, then press 
. The cursor is now positioned 
on the New Password (enter again) field.
6. Enter the new password (from the previous step) again, then press 
.
7. Verify that the screen displays:
command successfully completed
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nEnd users:
Use the Change Password form to change the login password.
1. Verify that the screen displays:
command:
2. Enter change password , where  is the login you 
want to change. For example, if you want to change the login 
password dopg1, enter change password dopg1 and then press 
.
3. Verify that the screen displays the Change Password Form. The 
cursor is positioned on the Your Current Password field.
4. Enter your current password, then press 
. The cursor is now 
positioned on the New Password for Login Name field.
5. Enter your new password, then press 
. The cursor is now 
positioned on the New Password (enter again) field.
6. Enter your new password again, then press 
.
7. Verify that the screen displays:
command successfully completed
DEFINITY G2
For DEFINITY G2, passwords are shared between the customer and Lucent 
Technologies. Contact the Database Administration group at the TSC for help in 
changing your password on these systems.
Lucent Technologies INTUITY System
nSystem administrators:
Logins for both the system administrator (sa) and the voice messaging 
(vm) (AUDIX Voice Mail System) administrator come with a default 
password. AUDIX Voice Mail System administrators who log in with the vm 
login can change the password for the vm login only. System 
administrators who log in with the sa login can change the password for the 
sa login and the vm login.
—  AUDIX Voice Mail System password
To change your AUDIX Voice Mail System password, type change 
password and follow the prompts.
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— System password
1. Access the Lucent Technologies I
NTUITY System 
administration menu and select the following sequence of 
choices:
Customer/Services Administration
System Management
UNIX Management
Password Administration
2. Select the login whose password you would like to change 
from the Password Administration screen.
3. Enter y to confirm you want to change the password for the 
login selected.
4. Enter your new password at the following prompt:
New password
Passwords must be at least six characters.
5. Enter the new password again at the following prompt:
Re-enter new password
6. Press   to return to the UNIX Management screen.
nEnd users:
1. Press   at the main AUDIX Voice Mail System menu.
2. Follow the prompts to change your password.
MERLIN MAIL or MERLIN MAIL-ML
Voice Messaging System
NOTE:
No default password is initially assigned for the system administrator, 
system administration password, or a new user. When prompted for 
the password, press . After you have successfully logged in, the 
system will prompt you to change the password. Follow the prompts 
to change the password.
nSystem administrators:
1. Dial the MERLIN MAIL or MERLIN MAIL-ML Voice Messaging 
System or press a programmed button.
2. Enter the system administrator mailbox number (initially    
) and press .
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3. Enter the system administrator password (initially    ) and 
press 
.
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change the password.
nEnd users:
1. Dial the MERLIN MAIL or MERLIN MAIL-ML Voice Messaging 
System or press a programmed button.
2. Enter your mailbox number and press 
.
3. Enter your password and press .
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
MERLIN MAIL R3, MERLIN LEGEND
Mail, or PARTNER MAIL R3 Voice 
Messaging System
nSystem administrators:
You can change two passwords: 1) the system administrator’s mailbox 
password, and 2) the system administration password.
— The System Administrator’s Mailbox Password
1. Dial the MERLIN MAIL R3, MERLIN LEGEND Mail, or 
PARTNER MAIL R3 Voice Messaging System or press a 
programmed button.
2. Enter the system administrator mailbox number (initially  
  
) and press .
3. Enter the system administrator mailbox password and press 
.
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change the password.
— The System Administration Password
1. Dial the MERLIN MAIL R3 Voice Messaging System or press 
a programmed button.
2. Enter the system administrator mailbox number (initially  
  
) and press  .
3. Enter the system administrator’s mailbox password and 
press 
.
4. Press   to access system administration.
5. Enter the system administration password and press  .
6. Press   for system security.
7. Press   and follow the prompts to change the password.
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nEnd users:
1. Dial the MERLIN MAIL R3, MERLIN LEGEND Mail, or PARTNER 
MAIL R3 Voice Messaging System or press a programmed button.
2. Enter your mailbox number and press 
.
3. Enter your password and press .
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
PARTNER MAIL System
nSystem administrators:
Change your password by means of the Voice Mail Menu.
1. To access this menu, press     
 or a programmed 
button.
2. Enter your mailbox number (initially 
   ) and press .
3. Enter your password (initially    ) and press .
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
nEnd users:
Change your password by means of the Voice Mail Menu.
1. To access this menu, press      or a programmed 
button.
2. Enter your mailbox number and press 
.
3. Enter your password and press .
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
PARTNER MAIL VS System
nSystem administrators:
Change your password by means of the Voice Mail Menu.
1. To access this menu, press      or a pre-programmed 
button.
2. Enter  
 .
3. Enter your password and press . (The factory-set password 
is 1234.)
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
nEnd users:
Change your password by means of the Voice Mail Menu.
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1. To access this menu, press      or a pre-programmed 
button.
2. Enter your mailbox number and press 
.
3. Enter your password and press .
4. Press   and follow the prompts to change your password.
System 25
nSystem administrators:
1. From the Main Menu prompt, enter 4
.
2. At Action = enter 75.
3. At Data = enter the new password. For security, the display always 
shows????????. The default is systemx5.
NOTE:
The password reverts to the default when the system cold 
starts. The following message is displayed when a cold start 
occurs:
WARNING: Default Password in effect.
nEnd users:
None
System 75
nSystem administrators:
Use the Change Password form to change the login password.
1. Log in as cust.
2. Enter change password , where  is the login you 
want to change. For example, if you want to change the login 
password cust, enter change password cust and then press 
.
3. Verify that the screen displays the Change Password Form. The 
cursor is positioned on the Your Current Password field.
4. Enter the password of the login you logged in with, then press 
. The cursor is now positioned on the New Password for 
Login Name field.
5. Enter the new password you want to be associated with the login 
you are changing, then press 
. The cursor is now positioned 
on the New Password (enter again) field.
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6. Enter the new password (from the previous step) again, then press 
.
7. Verify that the screen displays:
command successfully completed 
nEnd users:
Use the Change Password form to change the login password.
1. Verify that the screen displays:
command:
2. Enter change password , where  is the login you 
want to change. For example, if you want to change the login 
password for dopg1, enter change password dopg1 and then 
press 
.
3. Verify that the screen displays the Change Password Form. The 
cursor is positioned on the Your Current Password field.
4. Enter your current password, then press 
. The cursor is now 
positioned on the New Password for Login Name field.
5. Enter your new password, then press 
. The cursor is now 
positioned on the New Password (enter again) field.
6. Enter your new password again, then press 
.
7. Verify that the screen displays:
command successfully completed
System 85
For System 85, passwords are shared between the customer and Lucent 
Technologies. Contact the Database Administration group at the TSC for help in 
changing your password on these systems.
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