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#1 2006-07-28 13:44:16
- brian.zerangue
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"I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
It would nice to have a way to enable users who have forgotten their password, to be able to automatically regenerate their password when they’ve forgotten it.
For instance, on the login screen I imagine there would be a link that says “Forgot my password” and when they click on that link, it takes them to a screen which asks them their username and they could request a new password. Then an email will be sent automatically with a newly generated password.
Last edited by brian.zerangue (2006-07-28 13:48:56)
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#2 2006-12-08 00:01:09
- Andrew
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- Registered: 2004-02-23
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
+1, but in a different implementation that described by brian:
- Click “I forgot my password”
- Confirm yes/no?
- Email is sent with link to page that, when visited, resets password
- New password is emailed
Last edited by Andrew (2006-12-08 00:05:57)
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
It’s an old feature request, still relevant today. Yes that would be quite useful.
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#4 2006-12-14 02:18:32
- Mary
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- Registered: 2004-06-27
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
With PHP the passwords are stored in such a way that not even administrators can’t see the passwords.
Though the point is moot ‘cuz they can reset it anyway (without you necessarily knowing).
But yeah, I can see a need for this.
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
Could we use a method similar to the one punBB is using?
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#6 2006-12-14 10:38:25
- Mary
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
Yes, that’d be the idea.
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Re: "I forgot my password" link in 4.1?
hey, i’d never noticed, but it’s there in 4.0.6!
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