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FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 122
Reset Account Password
Purpose
Resets the password of the existing FileMaker Pro account you specify.
Format
Reset Account Password [Account Name: <account name>;
New Password: <password>; Expire password]
Options
Click Specify to display the “Reset Account Password” Options dialog box, where you can
set the following options.
Account Name is the name of the existing FileMaker Pro account with the password to be
reset. You can enter literal text or click Specify to create a new account name from a
calculation.
New Password is the new password for this account. You can enter literal text or click
Specify to create a new password from a calculation.
User must change password on next login When selected, this option forces users to
change their password the next time they log in to the database.
Compatibility
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Use multiple occurrences of this script step to reset multiple accounts in a single script.
Notes
You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. Select
Run script with full access privileges to enable users with less than full access
privileges to perform this script step.
This script step resets the account password without displaying a dialog box.
Examples
Reset Account Password [Account Name:"Guest Account";
New Password:"MyPassword"; Expire password]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
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