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--- master:set_password [2019/07/01 14:58] – dcumming
+++ master:set_password [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Changing A Password For Current User ======
-{{:master:master_reset_password.mp4?500}}
 Open the password utility by selecting ''File'' -> ''Reset Password'' from the main menu.
-{{:master:tapemaster_password.png}}
+{{menu_file_reset_password.gif}}
+==== Setting Your Own Password ====
-=== Setting Your Own Password ===
 In the **Password change** window, enter:
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   * verify new password
-{{:lite:lite_password_change.png}}
+{{menu_reset_own_password.gif}}
 Click ''OK'' to update your password and return you to TapeMaster.
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 === Randomly Generate Password ===
-Click the ''Random'' button if you prefer a randomly generated password to be entered into the password fields.
+Click the ''Random'' button to enter a randomly generated password into the password fields. This will also open a ''Random Password Set'' window displaying the password value. To aid you recording this password value, you have the options:
+  * Click the ''Copy password'' button to copy generated password to your clipboard.
+  * Clicking the ''Copy message'' button will give you the text " A new TapeTrack User-ID has been created for you to use. You can access this account using the User-ID (Current User) and the password(B@7NpJ%7GR)" copied to your clipboard for convenience when sending a message to the user with login details.
+  * Clicking the ''Email message'' button will open up your default email client with the same text as Copy message.
-Click the ''Copy password'' button to copy generated password to your clipboard.
+Click ''OK'' to close the ''Random Password Set'' window.
-Clicking the ''Copy message'' button will give you the text "A new TapeTrack User-ID has been created for you to use. You can access this account using the User-ID (Current User) and the password(B@7NpJ%7GR)" copied to your clipboard for convenience when sending a message to the user with login details.
+{{menu_reset_own_password_random.gif}}
-Clicking the ''Email message'' button will open up your default email client with the same text as Copy message.
-{{:lite:lite_password_random.png}}
-Click ''OK'' to close window.
 Enter your current password in the ''Current Password'' field.
-Click ''OK'' to update your password and return you to the TapeTrack Lite start screen.
+Click ''OK'' to update your password and close the ''Password Change'' window.
 ===== Changing Other Users Passwords =====
-<note tip>Only users with [[common:tapemaster_user|tapemaster rights]] have access to the Administrative menu.</note>
+<note tip>If the menu option **Administration** is greyed out and inaccessible, you do not have sufficient privileges (tapemaster rights) to change others passwords</note>
-{{:master:master_reset_all_password.mp4?500}}
-On the menu click ''Administration'' -> ''Group/User Administration''.
+From the main menu select ''Administration'' -> ''Group/User Administration''.
-{{:master:tapemaster_user.png}}
+{{menu_file_group_user_admin.gif}}
 Right click on the required User-ID and select from the popup menu, ''Management'' -> ''Reset Password'' to open the **Password Change** window.
-{{master:lite_password_change_random.png}}
+<note tip>If you don't see the ''Management'' menu when right clicking on a User-ID, please see [[master:set_password:previous|Previous releases method]] for resetting passwords</note>
+{{select_password_management.gif}}
+In the ''Password Change'' window to set a known password value, insert new password in the ''New Password'' field.
+Type password in the ''Password (again)'' field to confirm the password value.
-Insert new password in the ''New Password'' field.
+{{reset_password_other_user.gif}}
-Type password in the ''Password (again)'' to confirm.
+Alternatively, if you would like to set a randomly generated password click the Random button to enter a randomly generated password into the password fields. This will also open a Random Password Set window displaying the password value. To aid you recording this password value, you have the options:
-Alternatively, click the ''Random'' button to open the **Random Password Set** window.
+  * Click the Copy password button to copy generated password to your clipboard.
+  * Clicking the Copy message button will give you the text “ A new TapeTrack User-ID has been created for you to use. You can access this account using the User-ID (Current User) and the password(B@7NpJ%7GR)” copied to your clipboard for convenience when sending a message to the user with login details.
+  * Clicking the Email message button will open up your default email client with the same text as Copy message.
-{{:lite:lite_password_random.png}}
+Click OK to close the Random Password Set window.
-Click the Copy password button to copy generated password to your clipboard.
+{{reset_password_other_user_random.gif}}
-Clicking the Copy message button will give you the text “ A new TapeTrack User-ID has been created for you to use. You can access this account using the User-ID (Current User) and the password(B@7NpJ%7GR)” copied to your clipboard for convenience when sending a message to the user with login details.
+Click ''OK'' to close the ''Password Change'' window and return to the ""User Administration'' window.
-Clicking the Email message button will open up your default email client with the same text as Copy message.
+Update any other User's if required, click ''X'' at the top right of the window to exit back to TapeMaster.
 It is a good practice to have any user you change the password for to have them [[#Changing A Password For Current User|reset]] their password the next time they logon.