Reset customer password from admin

[wolfsz]

Hi there
Not sure what would change if you reset a password via the admin panel. We us the master password contribution so we can log into any customer's account if we need to (eg process a faxed order). On the odd occasion where we want to reset a customer's password we change the email address in admin to our own email, then reset theire password (which is emailled to us) and then change customer's email back to what it was.

[romanus]

That is an interesting way of solving the problem, I end up resetting passwords two or three times a week.

I know the reset password from the front end works for most people and I am quite sure that the people that it doesn't work for are probably human error. I am also positive that the people it doesn't work for don't end up buying and the few that do call to get help do end up purchasing.

The way I would like it to work is that in the customers admin area, when you click on the customer's name, you would have another button off to the right that would allow you to reset their password to a ord of your choice, or just add the password fields to the edit view.

I guess this isn't much of a problem for other people so I guess I will just mod it for my own sites.

Thanks to all who responded.

[Rabbcon]

If you create this, will you share it please? I think it is a great idea. Some of us do get customers that are not very computer saavy and need assistance with copy and paste.

Thanks!

[sanji]

I, too, have to change manually the passwords of several customers on regular basis.

There is a fast way to do so: if you install the master password contribution, you can login to any customer's account, go to the "change password" menu and change it directly there (use the master password when asked the previous password of the customer, it will work)...

Don't forget to delete the cookies, otherwise you can not connect to another account from the same computer...

sanji

[Nedward]

I, too, have to change manually the passwords of several customers on regular basis.

There is a fast way to do so: if you install the master password contribution, you can login to any customer's account, go to the "change password" menu and change it directly there (use the master password when asked the previous password of the customer, it will work)...

Don't forget to delete the cookies, otherwise you can not connect to another account from the same computer...

sanji

Yes, that worked for me. Obvious when you think about it.

Many thanks for the help.

[monkey8]

Yes, that worked for me. Obvious when you think about it.

Many thanks for the help.

I am getting this problem all the time, please could someone simplify how you install the master password contribution?

Very much appreciated for any reply'

[stevesh]

Copy and paste the contents of pass.sql into Admin - Tools - Install SQL Patches then click Send.

Then drag and drop the 'includes' folder in the mod to the root dirctory of your site.