Changing the password of an application administrator or user account

Only users with the KATA user account authentication type can change the password of their user account.

To change the password of an application administrator account or user account, do the following in the web interface of the PCN:

1. Log in to the web interface with the application administrator account.
2. In the window of the application web interface, select the Settings section, Users subsection. In the list of accounts, select the user account whose password you want to change.

   This opens the Edit user account window.

3. In the New password field, enter a new password for the application web interface.

   The password must satisfy the following requirements:

   • Must not be the same as the user name.
   • Must not contain dictionary words, popular combinations of letters, or examples of a keyboard layout (for example, Qwerty or passw0rd).
   • Must contain at least 8 characters.
   • Must contain at least three types of characters:
     • Uppercase character (A–Z).
     • Lowercase character (a–z).
     • Number.
     • Special character.
4. In the Confirm password field, enter the new password again.
5. Click Save.

The password of the application administrator account or user account is changed.

See also Managing accounts of application administrators and users Creating an administrator account for the application web interface Creating a user account for the application web interface Configuring user account table display Viewing the user account table Filtering user accounts Resetting the account filter Changing access rights of an application web interface user account Enabling and disabling an administrator account or user account of the application web interface Changing the password of your account

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