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What is the password to administer my Mailman list?
- What is the password to my Mailman list?
- What do I do if I forgot the password for my Mailman list?
- How can I get into my Mailman list if I don't have a password?
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Context
- Mailman email distribution list service at MIT
- mailman.mit.edu
- Mailman list administrator
There are several reasons why you might be the administrator for a Mailman list but not know the administrator password:
- When you create a list via the do-it-yourself page, Mailman may have not sent you the standard email with a list URL and password.
- Another list administrator may have changed the administrator password and neglected to tell you.
- You may have forgotten the password.
Solution
Reset password using personal certificate
If you are listed as one of the administrators for a Mailman list on mailman.mit.edu you can get into your list by using your MIT personal web certificate. Here's how:
- Go to a special "https:" URL that uses ":444" in the name
- This special URL will consist of https://mailman.mit.edu:444/mailman/admin/ followed by the list name
- For example:
- If your Mailman list is called LISTNAME you would go to:
https://mailman.mit.edu:444/mailman/admin/LISTNAME
to go to the list administration page for your list.
- You could also jump directly to the password changing page for your list at:
https://mailman.mit.edu:444/mailman/admin/LISTNAME/passwords
to set a new administrator password for your list.
- If your Mailman list is called LISTNAME you would go to:
- Once you get here, you will be able to use the text entry boxes on the page to set a (new) password for your list, and you will be able to use that new password in the future
Other solutions
- If you are unable to reset your administrator password using your personal web certificate please contact [User Accounts] for assistance.
- See [hdarchive:How do I contact MIT Kerberos Accounts?].
