Generate Automatic Passwords

In the Users and Security Groups application, you can specify that the system generate random passwords and send e-mail notifications to users. You use the Security Controls action to configure settings to generate automatic passwords.

To generate automatic passwords:

  1. From the Select Action menu, select Security Controls.

  2. In the Automatic Password Generation section, in the Template for Emailing Reset Passwords field, specify the name of the template that you want to use.

  3. Select one of the following options:

  4. Always Email Generated Passwords to Users (Never Display Screen)

The system sends an e-mail password notification to new users.

  1. Click OK.

 

Note:  If implementation uses an application server to authenticate with an external directory (via LDAP), you will not use the system to set or change passwords and password hints - All password-related functions are managed by the directory.

See Also

Set Password Requirements