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Changing User Account Settings

Use the User Account Settings page to reset a User’s password, determine when a User's account becomes active, and when it expires. You can also indicate the scope of LearnCenters to which these settings apply.

The following User Permissions are required to use this functionality:

View Admin Tools
Change User Settings (sub permission of Manage Users [Advanced] )
View User List (sub permission of Manage Users [Basic] )

See User Account User Permissions for additional information on these and other User Account permissions.

On the ControlPanel:

Click on the Users menu to expand it.
Click Users.
Search for the User whose account settings you want to edit.
Click next to the User. The User Properties window opens.
Click Account Settings in the Instructions section. The User Account Settings window opens.

this image shows part of the User Account Settings window, with the Reset Password and Future Expiration fields that are described in the following steps.

Type a New Password.
Type the password again in the Confirm New Password field.
(Optional) Select the Force user to change password on first login check box if you want users to update their passwords the next time they log in. If you select this option, select the amount of time Users will have to change their passwords. The default is 10 minutes.

If Users do not change their password in the allotted amount of time, they will receive an error message. An Administrator would then need to extend the number of minutes allowed for those Users so that they can log in with the original password, or give the Users new passwords.

Select one of the following to indicate the password's Future Expiration Date:

Never - the password never expires. (Default)

Date and Time - a specific date and time on which the User's password expires.
Note: The Timezone displayed at the top of the User Account Settings window is the Admin's time zone, and not the User's.
Every _days - indicate that the User's password should expire every so many days.

You can set Users’ passwords to expire at any time. If a User’s password expires while he or she is currently using LearnCenter, the User is prompted to create a new password. See Expiring Passwords for an example of what displays to Users when passwords expire mid session.

This section is only editable if you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) sub permission of the Manage Users (Advanced) User Permission. See User Permissions for instructions on granting and denying User permissions.

If the LearnCenter has the Strong Password feature enabled, the new password must meet the specified requirements. If the password rule requirement is not met when you change a User's password, a message displays to alert you. Click Help to view the requirements of the current password rule.

Select one of the following for Active:

Now - to activate the User's account immediately. (Default)
Date - to indicate you want the User's account to become active on a particular date and time. Select the date and time.

Select one of the following to indicate the User Account's Future Expiration Date:

Never - the account never expires. (Default)

Date and Time - a specific date and time on which the User's account expires.
Note: The Timezone displayed at the top of the User Account Settings window is the Admin's time zone, and not the User's.

Select one of the following for Scope:

Apply settings only to this LearnCenter- to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to this LearnCenter only.
Apply settings to this LearnCenter and its Sub LearnCenters - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to this LearnCenter and all of its sub LearnCenters.
Apply settings to all LearnCenters this user is a current member of - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to only the LearnCenters of which the User is a current member.
Apply settings to all LearnCenters - to indicate the changes you are making in this window apply to all LearnCenters.

Your ability to update the active and expired dates for Users in this or other sub LearnCenters depends on what sub User permissions you have been granted in the Manage Users (Advanced) User Permission category.

If you have only been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (this LearnCenter) permission, the dates you specify are saved for this LearnCenter only.
If you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (Sub LearnCenter) permission, but not the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) permission, the dates you specify are saved for this LearnCenter and any sub LearnCenters.
If you have been granted the Change User Account Active and Expired Dates (all LearnCenters) permission, you will be allowed to select the scope of your changes.

See User Permissions for instructions on granting and denying User Permissions.

Click the Update button for the changes to be accepted.