4.5 Changing another administrator's password
We recommend that you periodically change user account passwords to improve security.
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Passwords are valid for the number of days specified as the password expiration period in the Other Settings view during setup. From the 7th day prior to expiration, you will be prompted to change passwords when you log in. If you are prompted, change the password. If the password expiration period has passed, the Change Password dialog box is displayed when you log in.
The range of passwords that you can change depends on the authority assigned to you. If you do not have user account management authority, you can change only your own password. If you have user account management authority, you can change the passwords of all user accounts.
To change another administrator's password:
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Display the Settings module.
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In the menu area, select User Management, and then Account Management.
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In the information area, click the Edit button of the user account whose password you want to change.
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In the dialog box that appears, change the password, and then click OK.
The password for the selected user account is updated.
When you change another administrator's password, the password is reset to the default. After the administrator logs in with the new password, the administrator is prompted to change the password.
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If the password you specified is easy to guess, the user account might be compromised. We recommend that you specify a strong password according to the following guidelines:
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Use a combination of upper-case characters, lower-case characters, numbers, and symbols.
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Do not use consecutive characters, such as 12345.
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Do not use the name or birthday of yourself, a friend, or a relative, or a word taken from a dictionary.
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