How to reset a waters_connect user password - WKB256463
OBJECTIVE or GOAL
Reset a waters_connect user account password.
ENVIRONMENT
- waters_connect 3.1
- waters_connect 3.0
PROCEDURE
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Log in to a waters_connect user account that has been assigned the permission that allows you to reset passwords of an existing user account.
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This is typically a user account assigned the Administrator role, and for simplicity the subsequent steps assume that you are logged in to the Administrator role.
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In Administration > User Admin, select the user account for which the password is to be reset and select Modify.
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Select the status Active if it is not already.
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Select the "Enable reset password" check box. "User must change password at next sign in" is automatically selected (you cannot clear the selection).
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You then see a warning triangle in the box above the word Generate. Click on Generate and a random password is created by the software.
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Copy the random password to the clipboard using the icon next to the field containing the password (or write it down).
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Click on the Save icon at the top of the screen.
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Log out of administrator.
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Sign in with the username of the account for which the password is being reset using the random password. You are immediately prompted to set a new password,
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Set a new password as instructed.
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Use the password set at step 9 to log in to waters_connect Hub.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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