Script Steps Reference

Chapter 10
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Accounts script steps 103
Reset Account Password
Format
Reset Account Password [Account Name: <account name>;
New Password: <password>; Expire password]
Options
• Click Specify to display the “Reset Account Password” Options dialog box, where
you can set the following options.
• Account Name is the name of the existing FileMaker Pro account with the password
to be reset. You can enter literal text or click Specify to create a new account name
from a calculation.
• New Password is the new password for this account. You can enter literal text or
click Specify to create a new password from a calculation.
• User must change password on next login When selected, this option forces users
to change their password the next time they log in to the database.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Resets the password of the existing FileMaker Pro account you specify. Use multiple
occurrences of this script step to reset multiple accounts in a single script.
Notes
• You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. Select
Run script with full access privileges to enable users with less than full access
privileges to perform this script step.
• This script step resets the account password without displaying a dialog box.
Example
Reset Account Password [Account Name:"Guest Account";
New Password:"MyPassword"; Expire password]