User`s guide

13-10 YesWare security and administration
Software Release 2.30 YesWare Applications User’s Guide 08-01016-01
Procedure 13-4
Resetting a password
The Password Reset option is used to change the passwords of Administrators
and Operators. This is useful in cases where an Administrator or Manager
needs to change a password for security purposes. To change the your own
password (the password under which you logged into the system), use the
Password Change option (see “Changing the system manager password” on
page 13-8).
Note: Only the Manager can change Administrator passwords. See Table
13-1, “YesWare Maintenance Privileges,” for more information.
The current release of the defines the following user types:
• Operator
• Administrator
• Manager
The table below defines maintenance privileges for each user type.
To reset a password requires entry of a user account ID and entry of a new
password. For security verification, the Manager must also a password to
verify the manager’s authorization to change the password.
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Table 13-1
YesWare Maintenance Privileges
User Type Privilege
Operator Operators can change their own password. Otherwise,
Operators are limited to read-only privileges.
Administrator Administrators can add, change and delete user accounts and
passwords of Operators.
Administrators cannot add, change or delete user accounts
and passwords of other Administrators.
Manager The Manager can add, change and delete user accounts and
passwords of Operators and Administrators.
The Manager can modify their own account. However, the
Manager cannot delete their own account.