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How to Update Your EPSS Account

Your EPSS account is synced with the website and Orders app.

To update your directory photo, contact info, or public profile fields, use How to set up your EPSS profile.

If you cannot sign in, follow the password steps below.

Email help@epss.ucla.edu
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1

Request a temporary password

Email help@epss.ucla.edu and ask for a temporary password.

If you do not remember your username, request it in the same email.

2

Connect to campus VPN

Once you have a temporary password, connect to the campus VPN if you are not on campus.

Still stuck? If you cannot sign in after receiving a temporary password, email help@epss.ucla.edu again.

EPSS password change — connect to VPN

3

Set your new password

Fill in the password change form:

  • Username: <USERNAME>@earthandspace.ucla.edu
  • Old Password: your temporary password
  • New Password: minimum 10 characters, including uppercase, numbers, and symbols
  • Confirm New Password: same as above

Your username is usually the same as your email prefix. For example: for dchung@epss.ucla.edu, the username is dchung.

EPSS password change form example

4

Confirm you can sign in

Once you have confirmation that the password change is complete, you should be able to sign in to orders.epss.ucla.edu and epss.ucla.edu.

Confirmation after EPSS password change