Password Changing from a College-Provided Computer
This document explains how to change your Geneseo password from a college provided computer; meaning a computer issued from CIT (to employees) including loaner laptops and public lab computers.
Before You Start
Make sure you review How to Change Your Account Password | Selecting a new Password, which has the latest password requirements
Ensure your computer is connected to the internet
For most of the methods described below, you no longer need to be on the college network. The only exception is for Windows computers still bound to Active Directory (AD)
Steps
Visit the appropriate section below based on your computer’s operating system:
macOS
This self-help guide will describe how to change your Geneseo Password from a college provided macOS computer.
Before You Start
Please look at your computer to see if you have a “G” icon on your Menu Bar in the upper right corner. If you do not have the “G” icon and your computer was provided by the college, please contact CIT using the information in the “Still Need Help?” section below.
From the Geneseo "G" icon in your menu bar, click Change Password
On the Microsoft window that pops up, enter your Geneseo email address, then click Next
Enter your current Geneseo password, then click Sign in
Scroll down to the Password box, then click the Change Password link
Enter your current Geneseo password in the Current password field, your desired new password in the New password and Confirm new password fields, then click the Submit button
Click the Done button at the bottom of the window; when prompted to sign in to Jamf Connect again, click OK
Enter your new password into the Password field, then click Sign In
To re-synchronize your Geneseo password with your computer password, enter your old password in the Local Password field on the final window, then click Sync
Windows
There are currently have two kinds of college provided Windows computers:
Windows computers managed using only our cloud Mobile Device Management (MDM) system, Entra ID
Windows computers bound to Active Directory (AD)
The password change process is different depending on which of these computers you have. The easiest ways to tell are at the log in screen and in the Settings app.
Cloud-only Managed Machines
You can tell a device is managed by the cloud only if at the log in screen, you are asked to enter your email address to sign-in to your work or school account. You can also look in Settings under Accounts → Access work or school, and you should see a box that says “Connected by <your email>” and under that “Connected to SUNY Geneseo’s Entra ID”.
Press the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys on your keyboard and select Change a password
Your default web browser will open and bring you to the My Sign-Ins Microsoft page with the password change box open
Follow the prompts to change your password
After changing your password, your computer will likely prompt you to sign-in again so that it has your updated password. If you were connected to the eduroam Wi-Fi, you will need to sign-in again with your new pasword
AD-Bound Machines
If you are off-campus, you must have an active VPN connection to use this method. Please see our VPN Self-Help guide to setup and connect to the VPN.
You can tell a device is AD bound if at the log in screen, you are asked to enter a “User name” and below the password field, there is text saying “Sign in to: GENESEO” and “How do I sign in to another domain?” You will also be able to sign-in using just the username portion of your email without the “@geneseo.edu” piece. You can also look in Settings under Accounts → Access work or school, and you should see a box that says “w2k.geneseo.edu” and “Connected to GENESEO AD domain”.
Press the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys on your keyboard and select "Change a password"
On the 'Change a password' dialog, fill out the fields then press Enter key on your keyboard or the → button
If completed successfully you will receive a message that your password was changed successfully
Optionally: restart your computer