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 
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Click Specify to display the “Reset Account Password” Options dialog box, where you can set the following options.
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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.
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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.
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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 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description 
Use multiple occurrences of this script step to reset multiple accounts in a single script.
Notes
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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.
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This script step resets the account password without displaying a dialog box.
Example 1 
Changes the password of the Sales account. Requires you to change the password the next time you log into the account.
Reset Account Password [Account Name: "Sales"; New Password: "1234"; Expire password]
Example 2 
Asks if you want to change the current account's password. Resets the password with the contents of the Password field.
Show Custom Dialog ["Reset the current account password?"; Accounts::Password]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Reset Account Password [Account Name: Get ( AccountName ); New Password: Accounts::Password]
End If
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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