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 It's likely that along the link to this site you received a set of credentials (username and password). If you did not type in the password personally and in a confidential manner but rather it was chosen for you; then it's a temporary password. Meaning, your account lacks a permanent password and thus it's locked. To unlock it you need to set a new password. It's likely that along the link to this site you received a set of credentials (username and password). If you did not type in the password personally and in a confidential manner but rather it was chosen for you; then it's a temporary password. Meaning, your account lacks a permanent password and thus it's locked. To unlock it you need to set a new password.
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 +==== TLDR ====
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 +Go to antipostal.com and log in with the credentials you received. Follow the steps until you access your mailbox. New accounts start several servers on the background; pages will look as if they're not doing anything but they are in fact waiting for the services to come online. Be patient, Avoid refreshing your browser; instead open the site in a private browsing session without closing the one that's waiting—don't make any changes in the newer session, don't accept, decline or cancel anything. You're only doing this to "wake" the servers, if you will.
  
 ===== Password requirements: special characters ===== ===== Password requirements: special characters =====
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 //How long?// It's best you don't know for sure, at least for the time being. It's recommended to choose a passphrase rather than a password i.e. a sentence. It will be long enough and easier to type. Though your password can include spaces, it's best you avoid them because the support for spaces in passwords varies across apps. //How long?// It's best you don't know for sure, at least for the time being. It's recommended to choose a passphrase rather than a password i.e. a sentence. It will be long enough and easier to type. Though your password can include spaces, it's best you avoid them because the support for spaces in passwords varies across apps.
  
-Across apps? What do you mean?+//Across apps? What do you mean?//
  
 ===== The Directory Service ===== ===== The Directory Service =====
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 ADFS has a simple password update app perfect for accounts that had their password reset. ADFS has a simple password update app perfect for accounts that had their password reset.
  
-==== Your own system ====+==== Your own desktop ====
  
 This only applies for users logged in on computers joined to the Active Directory domain, for which they need to be connected from which they can "physically" reach the "Active Directory servers" (i.e. Domain Controllers) or that can reach the Domain Controllers through a tunnel. This only applies for users logged in on computers joined to the Active Directory domain, for which they need to be connected from which they can "physically" reach the "Active Directory servers" (i.e. Domain Controllers) or that can reach the Domain Controllers through a tunnel.
  
 +Integration compatibility\\ 
 +Windows ((An SKU with the capability of participating in Active Directory domains is needed, typically these are Serve editions or those with monikers such as: "Professional", "Pro", "Enterprise", "Industry Enterprise", "Industry Pro", etc.))\\ 
 +Windows 8.1 or newer\\ 
 +Windows Embedded 8.1 or newer\\ 
 +Windows Server 2012 R2 or newer\\ 
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 +macOS\\ 
 +macOS is compatible since Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard") up to current macOS.\\ 
 +macOS stopped being supported on 10.15 due to its closed, locked down nature. However, up to 10.14 support for it is still offered.\\ 
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 +Linux\\ 
 +While not supported due to its capability of endless configurations, some readily available distributions support Active Directory out of the box and integrate transparently with the system. Changing one's password from Linux is no possible though but you might get different results. The tested (and recommended) are:\\ 
 +Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or later\\ 
 +Debian 11 or later\\ 
 +[[https://zorin.com/os/pro/purchase/|Zorin OS]]\\ 
 +Fedora 30-ish.
 === If you're not logged in === === If you're not logged in ===
  
-Log in using your temporary credentials. Your systems automatically will ask you to set new credentials.+Log in using your temporary credentials. Your system automatically will ask you to set new credentials.
  
 === If already logged in === === If already logged in ===
  
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 +**On Windows**: On the keyboard, press **⌃⌥⌦** to access the **Secure Desktop**, among the options there's an option to change your password. 
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 +**On macOS**: Summon Spotlight pressing ⌘spacebar then start typing //Users & Groups// click on the first result you see from System Preferences. Find your account name and click it. You should see a **Change Password…** button if it wasn't shown before. As in its Windows counterpart, this updates the password on the directory as well as on the local account on your system.
  
-On Windows: On the keyboard, press **⌃⌥⌦** to access the **Secure Desktop**+PremLINK doesn't actively support macOS systems newer than 10.14 (Mojave).