Wiki source code of Change a User's Password
Last modified by Eleni Cojocariu-testing account on 2026/08/24 21:13
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| 1 | An administrator can set a new password on any [[user account>>doc:documentation.xs.admin.user.WebHome]] of the wiki, without knowing its current password. To change a user's password: | ||
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| 3 | 1. Open the profile of the user whose password you want to change, by [[viewing all users on the wiki>>doc:documentation.xs.user.user.view-wiki-users.WebHome]] and clicking their name. | ||
| 4 | 1. Select "Preferences" from the "Settings" menu.((( | ||
| 5 | {{image reference="user-settings-preferences.png" size="medium" alt="The Preferences item of the Settings menu on a user profile"/}} | ||
| 6 | ))) | ||
| 7 | 1. Click "Change password", in the "Security" section.((( | ||
| 8 | {{image reference="change-user-password-button.png" size="extra" alt="The Change password button in the Security section of a user's preferences"/}} | ||
| 9 | ))) | ||
| 10 | 1. Enter the new password twice.((( | ||
| 11 | {{image reference="new-password-fields.png" size="large" alt="The New password and Re-enter new password fields, with no field for the current password"/}} | ||
| 12 | ))) | ||
| 13 | 1. Click "Save". | ||
| 14 | 1. Notice the message confirming that the password was changed.((( | ||
| 15 | {{image reference="password-change-confirmed.png" size="large" alt="The message confirming that the password has been successfully changed"/}} | ||
| 16 | ))) |
