Montana State University

My Profile

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To set passwords in My Profile -

    After logging in to My Profile with your MSU ID & PIN:
  1. Click the "Choose Password button in the box labeled NetID/Desire2Learn Username & MSU Windows Domaim.
  2. STUDENTS-it is not necessary to set a My Portal Password at this time. The "Set A New Password" window opens.
  3. Check the boxes next to both NetID/D2L Username and MSU Windows Domain Username to set both to use the same password.
    -OR-
    Check the box of just one username if you'd like to set different passwords for each.
  4. Enter your new password (twice).
  5. Click the "Change Selected Password" button.
  6. You will be given the opportunity to set the password for another account username (if applicable) after your first change has been completed successfully.

MSU Accounts, IDs, & Passwords

Set Passwords

My Profile - is the online tool to set the passwords for the NetID, MSU Windows Domain Account, and (staff) My Portal Account. Please note: My Profile requires your MSU ID and MyInfo PIN for login credentials.

MyInfo -is the location to set your MyInfo PIN for your MSU ID.

Account/ID Cheat Sheet

The Account/ID Cheat Sheet associates each account or ID with the service or services it is used to access.

+Account or ID =Password Service

MSU ID question mark icon

aka: Student ID, GID, MyInfo User ID, CatCard#
lock icon graphic(MyInfo) PIN

NetID question mark icon

lock icon graphic NetID password

MSU Windows Domain Account

MSU Domain User name
lock icon graphic Domain password
Account or ID Password Service

MSU IDquestion mark icon

aka: Staff ID, MyInfo, GID, CatCard or OneCard#
lock icon graphic(MyInfo) PIN

NetIDquestion mark icon

lock icon graphicNetID password

MSU Windows Domain Account

aka: Domain user name, Windows (campus computer login) user name, Exchange Account user name
lock icon graphicDomain password

MyPortal Accountquestion mark icon

lock icon graphic Portal password