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Old 03-15-2007, 02:34 PM
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Just had this one happen in the last twenty minutes.

Me: Me
FS: Forgetful Student

Me: Can I help you?
FS: I've forgotten my password.
Me: No problem, what's your username?
FS: Blahblah
Me: Right, I've set your password to password and you'll need to change it when you log on.
FS: But I don't know your password.
Me: I've just set it to password for you.
FS: But I don't know it.
Me: *writes down their new password* That's your new password, just type in p.a.s.s.w.o.r.d. and change it, okay?
FS: But I don't know my password. I forgot it.

After five minutes of this I finally get the message across. Two minutes later they're back outside the office.

Me: What's wrong?
FS: I've forgotten my password.
Me: I just changed it and wrote it down for you.
FS: I know, I logged on and changed it, but now it won't let me log on again. It says I've got an invalid password.
Me: Right...which computer are you on?
FS: I forgot.
Me: Can you take me to the room you're in and show me?
FS: Yes.

We go down to the room, I carefully ignore the comments that always occur when a long-haired techie walks into a room of teenagers. I go to the computer and type in their username, then the password 'password'. The computer logs them on.

Me: Right, there you go. Your password is password.
FS: Thanks.

Five minutes later, they're back.

Me: Now what?
FS: Well, the computer crashed so I had to log on again and I've forgotten my password.
Me: Right. Well, I'm going to set it to the name of the road you live in, can you remember that?
FS: Yes.

I pull up the student's details, find their address, and set it to their road name. Nice and simple. They go to log on.

FS: I can't log on.
Me: What's your address?
FS: Recites an address which isn't the one on the school records.
Me: Did you move recently?
FS: Yes, about a year ago.
Me: Maybe you should've told reception that. They've got your old address.
FS: Oh yes, I was meant to do that but forgot.

I set their password to their dog's name, after some questioning, head back to the office, close the door, lock it and turn off the lights for some quiet time playing Doom with the other techies.

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Old 03-15-2007, 05:05 PM
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Welcome!!

You'll fit in here just fine!!

Our minimum password limit is 4 characters. So, we usually would do 1234. I'm sure even that student would have problems.

Imagine explaining to that student that their password was (blank), no password. That one's fun!

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Old 03-15-2007, 07:33 PM
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OMG, I'm guessing that student still needs to have their mittens pinned to their shirt.

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Old 03-16-2007, 02:55 AM
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Our minimum password limit is 4 characters. So, we usually would do 1234.
[King Roland has given in to Dark Helmet's threats, and is telling him the combination to the "air shield"]
Roland: One.
Dark Helmet: One.
Colonel Sandurz: One.
Roland: Two.
Dark Helmet: Two.
Colonel Sandurz: Two.
Roland: Three.
Dark Helmet: Three.
Colonel Sandurz: Three.
Roland: Four.
Dark Helmet: Four.
Colonel Sandurz: Four.
Roland: Five.
Dark Helmet: Five.
Colonel Sandurz: Five.
Dark Helmet: So the combination is one, two, three, four, five? That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life! The kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

[Later...]
President Skroob: [enters after the interrogation of King Roland] Well? Did it work? Where's the king?
Dark Helmet: It worked, sir. We have the combination.
President Skroob: Great. Now we can take every last breath of fresh air from planet Druidia. What's the combination?
Dark Helmet: 1 2 3 4 5.
President Skroob: 1 2 3 4 5? That's amazing! I've got the same combination on my luggage! Prepare Spaceball 1 for immediate departure!
Dark Helmet: Yes, sir!
President Skroob: And change the combination on my luggage!
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Old 03-16-2007, 05:02 AM
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If you had that memorized, you need to get out more.
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Old 03-16-2007, 01:22 PM
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If you had that memorized, you need to get out more.
Nah, He fits in fine here. I suggest you keep your head down though, I like to play sniper online.

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Old 03-16-2007, 08:17 PM
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Old 03-18-2007, 02:47 AM
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There are so many great quotes from that movie, that I don't even know where to begin. Loved it as a kid, still love it now.
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Old 03-18-2007, 03:44 AM
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We used to always assign the password "changeme," figuring the customer would get a clue. It seldom happened...

Customer: Ah, dang, I forgot my password again.
Us: Try "changeme"
Customer: Oh, yeah, I remember now.
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Old 03-18-2007, 08:19 AM
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OMG, I'm guessing that student still needs to have their mittens pinned to their shirt.


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