Allow users to change password
You can decide whether to allow users to change their passwords. This setting is not applicable to Kintone guest users.
Allowing Users to Change Their Passwords
In the following cases, you need to allow users to change their passwords.
- Allow users to reset their passwords
- Force users to change their passwords periodically
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Click
in the header.
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Click Users & System Administration.
Accessing Kintone Users & System Administration -
Click Login.
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In the "Password Policy" section, select "Allow users to change password".
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Configure the following settings to meet your needs.
Specifying Password Complexity and Password Expiration Period
Allowing Users to Reset Their Passwords -
Click Save.
Prohibiting Users from Changing Their Passwords
Clear "Allow users to change password" in Step 4 above.
Consequences for password policy
When prohibiting password changes, the following options of password policy are grayed out and are not applied to users.
- Minimum Number of Characters for the User Password
- Minimum Number of Characters for the Administrator Password
- Password Complexity
- Login Name as Password
- Password expiration period
- Password Reuse Limit
Differences in Displaying Profile
The fields displayed in Profile vary depending on whether the administrators allow users to change passwords or not.
If users are allowed to change their passwords
Users can change their passwords from Profile.
If users are prohibited to change their passwords
Password-related fields are not displayed in Profile.
Additionally, the password expiration setting is not applied.