Expiring a User Password

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When you expire a user password, the user is prompted to change his password the next time that he logs in. Reasons to expire a password include the following:

Example: Expiring a Password

Suppose user Nick's password becomes compromised, and you want to assign him a new one. The easiest way to do this is to expire his current password. The next time that Nick logs in with the compromised password, he is prompted to choose a new password.

To expire Nick's password:

  1. View the Manage Database Users page that contains the icon or link for user NICK.

    See "Viewing Users" for instructions.

  2. Click the NICK icon or link.

    The User page appears, with account information for user NICK displayed.

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  3. Select the Expire Password check box, and then click Alter User.

    The Manage Database Users page reappears and displays a confirmation message. The large icon for user NICK now contains a small clock. See "User Account Icons" for examples of these large icons.


    Note:

    When you view the User page for a user whose password is expired, the Expire Password check box is replaced by the message Password Expired.


See Also:

"Dropping Users"