Sign onto US AS400 the First Time

(or if a temporary password was emailed)

 

• Find the temporary password in the email from sender "hdo".

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• On the SMCHQ AS/400 screen, on the “User” line, type your user name.  Then use the TAB key to exit the line.
• On the "Password" line, type the temporary password.   Then press ENTER.

 

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• Press ENTER on the "Password has expired" screen.

 

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• On the “Current password” line, type the temporary password. (Do not paste.)  Then use the TAB key to exit the line.
• On the “New password” line, type what you want your new password to be.    (Note: The new password must use only letters and numbers, no special characters.  The first character cannot be a number or the letter Q.)
• Tab to the “verify” line.   Again type the new password you are creating.
• Press ENTER

 

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• Press ENTER to continue

All done.