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Changing Gitlab Password

Drexel CCI Students, Staff, or Faculty

As of SP 23, and for sure by FA 23, you should use the "DrexelConnect" button to login.

Your Drexel username is your Tux and gitlab.cci.drexel.edu username. No @drexel.edu.

Your Drexel password is your Tux and gitlab.cci.drexel.edu password.

External Users Only of gitlab.cci.drexel.edu

If you are a Drexel student, staff, or faculty member, SEE ABOVE. Do NOT use the steps below.

External Users Only of gitlab.cci.drexel.edu on Mac, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal. For Macs, this is in the "Utilities" folder in your "Applications" folder.
  2. Type ssh abc123@tux.cs.drexel.edu (where abc123 is your Drexel userID) and press enter
  3. Type in your password. Nothing will be shown.
  4. If successful, it will log you into Tux. This account is also used for Gitlab and various other CCI systems. If not, it will prompt you to enter the password again.
  5. Once you log in, if you’re using a password which was sent to you, type the command “passwd” and press Enter. It will ask for your current password, which you should type and then press Enter again. Then, it will ask for a new password twice. Again, press Enter once you’ve typed your password each time.

External Users Only of gitlab.cci.drexel.edu on Windows, follow these steps:

  1. Open Windows Powershell
  2. Type ssh abc123@tux.cs.drexel.edu (where abc123 is your Drexel userID) and press enter
  3. Type in your password. Nothing will be shown.
  4. If successful, it will log you into Tux. This account is also used for Gitlab and various other CCI systems. If not, it will prompt you to enter the password again.
  5. Once you log in, if you’re using a password which was sent to you, type the command “passwd” and press Enter. It will ask for your current password, which you should type and then press Enter again. Then, it will ask for a new password twice. Again, press Enter once you’ve typed your password each time.
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