Lotus Notes 5, can't change a users password.?.?.?

[gman10]

Hello all-

I'm signed on to the server as Administrator and need to change a users password. When I try this option from preferences I am able to drill right down to the users ID settings BUT can't change the password because it is primarily asking for the old password first.. Unfortunately, I don't know it.. My question: is there a certain .nsf file that contains this password where I could either clear it or change it there for the user ID.. This user is a fictitious user will be used for general log on's so it doesn't really belong to a significant person but will be used by a few priveleged people..


Any thoughts on this?

GT

 

[ohinz]

If you don't have the recovery option setup, I think, you cannot change the password without knowing the old one.
But you can delete the user (first make a copy into an empty address book) and create a new one with the same name.
Normally you can work with the new user ID.

A good solution is to store the IDs and passwords of all users in a seperate database. But you have to do it by your own.
If you have the original ID, you have the password too.

Ole

 

[gman10]

Interesting,

This recovery option... how can I check to see if it's installed?? My customer is running Lotus Notes 5, is it separate install off the disk or is it a check mark parameter.. Please let me know, theres a way to use this to manipulate what I need, that would be a good thing

thanks again

GT

 

[ohinz]

I don't know exactly, how you can see, if recovery is installed.
If you find an Email-Database with encrypted IDs, it is hint, that recovery is used.
You can try to open the administrator and go to the Configuration->Certification->Extract Recovery Password
(R6, but R5 have it at the same place, AFAIK)
Select an ID (e.g. a copy of your own ID) and the administrator tells you, if recovery is available.

But we don't have it. Because we migrated most of our IDs from 4.6, where this option wasn't available.
We store our IDs in a Password-Database.

Ole