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ResetPassword Method

Syntax

Context.Security.ResetPassword as C (UserName as C, PasswordAnswer as C = null_value())

Arguments

UserNameCharacter

The name of the user.

PasswordAnswerCharacter

The value must match the password answer set for the user when the selected membership provider requires a password answer for password reset. The match is case-insensitive for SqlServerMembership provider. This is the provider used when the publish profile uses "SqlServer" for the Membership provider.

Returns

resultCharacter

Returns the newly generated password.

Description

Reset the user's password to a generated password.

Discussion

Context.Security.ResetPassword() reset the user's password to a generated password. If a password answer is required, PasswordAnswer must be supplied. The return value is the newly generated password. Check Context.Security.CallResult.Success before using the return value.

dim user as c = "[email protected]"
dim newPassword as c = context.security.resetPassword(user)

if .not. Context.Security.CallResult.Success then 
   '' Error generating new password
   error_generate(Context.Security.CallResult.Text)
end if

You must set Lost password action to "Reset Password" in the Security Settings to use the ResetPassword() method. If the Lost password action is set to "Not Allowed", ResetPassword() will fail.