Required Editions and User Permissions.
- Enter Users in the Quick Find box.
- Select Users.
- Select the user, and click Unlock. This button is available only when a user is locked out.
Full Answer
How do I reset a user's password in Salesforce?
It should come as no surprise that resetting a user’s password is the least glamorous part of any Salesforce Admin’s job. Yes, there is the reset password link right beside the login button. But to many users it’s invisible. But what do you do if a user never got the initial email with a temporary password after you set up the license?
What happens when my Salesforce administrator expires user passwords?
If your Salesforce administrator expires user passwords on a periodic basis, you’re prompted to change your password at the end of each period. If you have the “User Single Sign-On” permission, only an administrator can reset your password.
How often should I Change my Password in Salesforce?
To protect the privacy of your data, change your password periodically. If your Salesforce administrator expires user passwords on a periodic basis, you’re prompted to change your password at the end of each period. If you have the “User Single Sign-On” permission, only an administrator can reset your password.
What to do if I can't access my Salesforce account?
If you're the only Administrator and you can't access your login, create a case with Salesforce Customer Support and request to reset your password (please include your username in your case details). - The Password Reset Link sent in the email can be used only once and will expire after 24 hours.
How do I turn off password expiration in Salesforce?
Remove Password Expiry on a Salesforce User AccountUnder Administration Setup, click Manage Users > Permission Sets.Create a new Permission Set with label 'Password Never Expires' and save.Edit the System Permissions against this Permission Set, select the 'Password Never Expires' permission and save.
How often does Salesforce make you change password?
once in a 24-hour periodA password can't be changed more than once in a 24-hour period. This policy applies to all password changes, including password resets by Salesforce admins. When selected, apps can use the setPassword() API to change the current user's password to a specific value.
How do I change my password policy in Salesforce?
To define password policies:From Setup, enter Password Policies in the Quick Find box, then select Password Policies.Customize the password settings. ... Customize the forgotten password and locked account assistance information. ... Specify an alternative home page for users with the API Only User permission.Click Save.
How do I disable security questions in Salesforce?
To prevent the security question from appearing, you have to reset the password. It looks like you let a (new) user take the account of another user. That's not a good practice. It's better to disable a user, and create a new account for the new user.
What happens when password expires Salesforce?
Once a user's password expires, they will be asked to set a new password upon logging in to their org. Notes: For new users, the password expiration will be 180 days.
How do I set a password to never expire?
Password never expire for a specific user This opens user management console. Select Users from the left hand menu. Right-click the user which you want to configure and select Properties. In General tab, check the checkbox “Password never expires”.
How do I find my password policy in Salesforce?
Select a profile. Depending on which user interface you're using, do one of the following. Enhanced profile user interface—Click Password Policies, then click Edit. Original profile user interface—Click Edit, then scroll to the Password Policies section.
What are password complexity requirements?
Password must contain characters from three of the following four categories: Uppercase characters A-Z (Latin alphabet) Lowercase characters a-z (Latin alphabet) Digits 0-9.
How often do Salesforce passwords expire?
every 90 daysBy default, Salesforce will expire your password every 90 days. This feature is useful but it will affect the Integration API Users. The integration process will fail every 90 days when the password is expired. It is troublesome to maintain this password policy every 90 days.
How can I reset my password in Salesforce without security question?
If you're the only Administrator and you can't access your login, create a case with Salesforce Customer Support and request to reset your password (please include your username in your case details).
What is password lockout Salesforce?
When the maximum number of failed login attempts is reached, the counter resets and the user's account is locked. If there's a successful login before the maximum number of failed login attempts is reached, the counter resets and the user's account remains unlocked. Click Unlock.
What is lockout effective period Salesforce?
Lockout Effective period You are able to set how long a user is locked out of their account, from 15 minutes to forever. If a user is locked out indefinitely, the account must be reset by an admin.
Creating a 'Password Never Expires' Permission Set
Follow this procedure to create a permission set that will disable password expiry:
Adding the 'Password Never Expires' Permission Set to a User Account
Once you have created the 'Password Never Expires' Permission Set, follow this procedure to add the permission set to a selected user account:
Setting a Salesforce Users Password
Ok, before you get too far I want to warn you- there is code involved! Gasp. I know, I know, I’m a verklempt as well. Talk amongst yourselves. But it’s not that bad. So here is how we do it.
Key Take-Away
While it’s possible to develop tips and tricks to solve our problems in the short term, when others share those problems we need to post an idea to the IdeaExchange and vote for it. Pushing ideas on the IdeaExchange is a great way for you to get involved in the future of Salesforce.