Your password is the only security measure preventing other users from illegally accessing your account. For this reason, it is important that you do NOT share your password with others and that you choose a secure password.
NOTE: The current password guidelines endorsed by UBC Information Security is to use a passphrase rather than a simple password, as it is easier to remember and easier to type on a mobile device (smartphone). This ArsTechnica article gives a good explanation of how to build a great passphrase.
We recommend that different accounts each have unique passwords; this dramatically increases your security (use different usernames if possible, too).
Faculty, Staff, Grad, and Visitor Accounts
You can reset the password for your account using https://www.cs.ubc.ca/getacct/
If for some reason, the password reset page does not work, please contact the helpdesk (help@cs.ubc.ca).
Course Accounts
Faculty with 'ownership' of a course account can reset the password for that account using https://www.cs.ubc.ca/getacct/
If you don't appear to have access to a given course account and believe you should, please contact the helpdesk (help@cs.ubc.ca).
Undergrad Accounts
To change your CWL password (which is what is associated with your account @students.cs.ubc.ca), visit https://www.myaccount.ubc.ca/