How to reset user's password without having to use PasswordRecover y

[Homer]

Hi,

I want to be able to reset a user's password and I do not want to use
the PasswordRecover y control to reset and email it to the user. A
while back, I thought I'd read an article that mentioned about
resetting password using the Website Administration Tool. I could not
find such option in WSAT. Please help!

Thanks,
Jon

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

The MembershipUser object has a ChangePassword method. It also has a
ResetPassword method, but the ResetPassword will generate one randomly. What
you can do though is obtain an instance of the user via their username

MembershipUser user = System.Web.Secu rity.Membership .GetUser(userna me);
To change the password you need to know the old password, though if you call
resetpassword it will return the newly reset password string so you can do:

user.ChangePass word(user.Reset Password(),"myn ewpassword);

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"Homer" <Ho*******@gmai l.comwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g12g2000prg.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hi,

I want to be able to reset a user's password and I do not want to use
the PasswordRecover y control to reset and email it to the user. A
while back, I thought I'd read an article that mentioned about
resetting password using the Website Administration Tool. I could not
find such option in WSAT. Please help!

Thanks,
Jon

[Homer]

On Aug 7, 4:20 pm, "Mark Fitzpatrick" <markf...@fitzm e.comwrote:

The MembershipUser object has a ChangePassword method. It also has a
ResetPassword method, but the ResetPassword will generate one randomly. What
you can do though is obtain an instance of the user via their username

MembershipUser user = System.Web.Secu rity.Membership .GetUser(userna me);

To change the password you need to know the old password, though if you call
resetpassword it will return the newly reset password string so you can do:

user.ChangePass word(user.Reset Password(),"myn ewpassword);

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"Homer" <HomerS...@gmai l.comwrote in message

news:11******** **************@ g12g2000prg.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hi,

I want to be able to reset a user's password and I do not want to use
the PasswordRecover y control to reset and email it to the user. A
while back, I thought I'd read an article that mentioned about
resetting password using the Website Administration Tool. I could not
find such option in WSAT. Please help!

Thanks,
Jon- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you Mark. I'll implement your suggestion now.