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Admins should be able to reset user's passwords #660

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josecelano opened this issue Nov 26, 2024 · 3 comments
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Admins should be able to reset user's passwords #660

josecelano opened this issue Nov 26, 2024 · 3 comments
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Parent issue: #657

This only works if the user has an email (email can be optional). It should receive the new password via email.

@josecelano josecelano added Enhancement / Feature Request Something New Easy Good for Newcomers - User - Enjoyable to Use our Software good first issue Good for newcomers labels Nov 26, 2024
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@mario-nt mario-nt self-assigned this Jan 26, 2025
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Relates to: #469

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Hi @da2ce7 @mario-nt I can't find any previous discussion about this issue, but I remember a discussion with @cgbosse. There was no way to reset user's password (by the user or admin) and I thought we should provide at least an easy/fast option to be able to use the Index in production (even if it's not a good option). I think we didn't even have the option to change the password in the user's profile. Now that we have that feature implementing issue #469 should be easier. Therefore we have to consider if this issue still makes sense. It could make sense in some scenarios like the ones we talked in the meeting:

  • A user is misbehaving and the admin suspects that the account could be compromised (there could be other better alternatives like locking the account).
  • The index is configured without emails and users can't not receive the new password or reset token. In this case, the issue would be different. We can't send an email.

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mario-nt commented Feb 3, 2025

Before implementing this issue we should do some research on best practices on how to manage resetting/changing passwords. It is a very critical action and could lead to a lot of security breaches if not done properly.

This also relates to #469

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