>>If the rights are correctly set
That's just it.  There is no method to simply reset the password - even as
administrator, you have to go to the "Objects" view, and set a field value.
I guess I could try it on a clean install though to confirm similar issue
exists on clean.

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Sergiu Dumitriu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Joe wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > One small thing I notice is hat you have to go the the objects for
> resetting
> > a user's password (ie, when you're not the user and you're changing it
> for
> > them).  Shouldn't this have an automatic temporary-password script behind
> > it?
>
> Why? If the rights are correctly set, then only administrators should be
> able to change a user's
> password (except the user himself). If you're afraid that someone else
> could change a password he
> shouldn't be able to change, then either you didn't set the correct rights,
> or you made an admin
> somebody you don't trust.
>
> > Also, when setting a user's password manually through the objects, I get
> a
> > big nasty database error.. followed by general odd behavior even if I
> > recreate the account.  Is that expected?
>
> No, that should never happen, and I've never seen it. Can you give us the
> exception?
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