Answers.Body: <p>CiviCRM does not have its own authentication tools per ce (well, perhaps except its <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/standalone/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">stand-alone version</a>). Therefore password rescue should happen at your CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) level.</p>
  
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Body: <p>One of our contacts has been made an administrator but they have forgotten their password. How can we update their password so that they can log in?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: are you using CiviCRM Spark (ie the monthly service) rather than your own installation?
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Tags: <passwords>
Title: How do I update the password for one of our administrators
ThreadText: # How do I update the password for one of our administrators
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-11-28)
  
  One of our contacts has been made an administrator but they have forgotten their password. How can we update their password so that they can log in?
  
  **Tags:** passwords
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: are you using CiviCRM Spark (ie the monthly service) rather than your own installation?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-11-28. Score: 2
  
  CiviCRM does not have its own authentication tools per ce (well, perhaps except its [stand-alone version](https://docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/standalone/)). Therefore password rescue should happen at your CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) level.
  
  
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