BCIT Computer lab workstations have a local administrative account with the username of student. The password of this account will no longer be “study1“. Each workstation will have an individual password.
The password will be:
- Unique (different per station)
- 8 characters long
- ALL UPPERCASE
Examples: ABCDEFGH or PLYUNECC
Retrieving the local student account password
You must be a current instructor or employee in order to access the student account password tool.
To access the passwords for the lab you are currently in:
- In Windows Explorer, go to C:/Apps/Instructor
- Launch LAPS_Lookup.exe.
- You will be shown a list of all stations in the lab and the password for each student account.
What is the reason for this change?
Having an account with a common username and password on multiple computers is a security threat to BCIT. It allows individuals or malware to quickly access and infect other computers for malicious purposes. A unique, random password on each station mitigates this security threat.