---
title: Manage passwords for a User
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---users/manage-passwords-for-a-user/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: Various password management functions are available when using the default CloudConnexa username/password authentication. You can generate a temporary password, view it, send it by email, and force the user to change their password
keywords: Password
---

# Manage passwords for a User

Various password management functions are available when using the default CloudConnexa username/password authentication. You can generate a temporary password, view it, send it by email, and force the user to change their password.

> **Note**
>
> Password management functions are unavailable when SAML or LDAP is in use for authentication.

## Generate temporary password

To overwrite the existing password in use by the user and generate a new temporary password, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Users \> Users**.
3. Click on the  icon on the row for the User whose password you want to overwrite.
4. Select **Generate temporary password** from the drop-down menu.
5. Click **Confirm** in the dialog box.

## Show temporary password

To view the CloudConnexa-generated temporary password, follow the steps below:

> **Note**
>
> The temporary password can only be viewed until the user creates a permanent password.

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Users \> Users**.
3. Click on the  icon on the row for the User whose password you want to view.
4. Select **Show temporary password** from the drop-down menu.
5. Click the **eye** icon to see the password in plain text.
6. Click the **clipboard** icon to copy the password.
7. Click **Close**.

## Send temporary password by email

You can initiate a password update for the User's CloudConnexa Account and email the temporary password to the User by following the steps below:

> **Note**
>
> Please set the user's email to be able to send the temporary password. Refer to [Edit a User's Account Details](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/users/users---users/edit-a-user-s-account-details.md) to add an email if needed.

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Users \> Users**.
3. Click on the  icon on the row for the User whose password you want to view.
4. Select **Send temporary password by email** from the drop-down menu.
5. Click **Confirm** in the dialog box.

The User will receive an email with a one-time password.

## Force password change

To invalidate a User's current sessions and force the User to change their password, follow the steps below:

1. Sign in to your WPC's Administration portal at your **Cloud ID** address (for example, `yourcompany.openvpn.com`).
2. Navigate to **Users \> Users**.
3. Click on the  icon on the row for the User whose password you want to view.
4. Select **Force password change** from the drop-down menu.
5. Click **Confirm** in the dialog box.

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