diff --git a/general/odoo_basics/add_user.rst b/general/odoo_basics/add_user.rst index 606730be7..235553717 100644 --- a/general/odoo_basics/add_user.rst +++ b/general/odoo_basics/add_user.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -================================== -Add Users and Manage Access Rights -================================== +======================= +Users and Access Rights +======================= Odoo defines a *user* as someone who has access to a database to perform daily tasks. You can add as many users as you need and, in order to restrict the type of information each user can access, rules @@ -51,6 +51,71 @@ The *Portal* and *Public* options do not allow you to choose access rights. Memb ones (such as record rules and restricted menus) and usually do not belong to the usual Odoo groups. +.. _users/passwords-management: + +Passwords management +==================== + +.. _users/reset-password: + +Reset passwords +--------------- + +.. _users/reset-password-login: + +Enable password resets from login page +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It is possible to enable password resets directly from the login page. + +To do so, go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Permissions`, activate **Password Reset** and *Save*. + +.. image:: add_user/password-reset-login.png + :align: center + :alt: Enabling Password Reset in Odoo Settings + +.. _users/reset-password-email: + +Send reset instructions to users +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Users & Companies --> Users`, select the user out of the list and +click on *Send Password Reset Instructions* on its user form. An email is automatically sent to +them. + +.. note:: + The *Send Password Reset Instructions* button only appears if the Odoo invitation email has + already been confirmed by the user. + +This email contains all the instructions needed to reset the password, along with a link redirecting +the user to an Odoo login page. + +.. image:: add_user/password-email.png + :align: center + :alt: Example of an email with a password reset link for an Odoo account + +.. _users/change-password: + +Change users’ passwords +----------------------- + +Go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Users & Companies --> Users` and select a user to access its +form. Click on the *Action* button and select *Change Password*. + +.. image:: add_user/change-password.png + :align: center + :alt: Change another user's password on Odoo + +Enter a new password and confirm by clicking on *Change Password*. + +.. note:: + This operation only modifies the password of the users locally and does not affect their odoo.com + account. If you want to change the odoo.com password, you can :ref:`send the password reset + instructions `. + +Click on *Change Password* one more time. You are then redirected to an Odoo login page where you +can reaccess your database using your new password. + .. _general/odoo_basics/add_user/access_rights: Access Rights in detail @@ -60,7 +125,7 @@ Activate the :doc:`Developer mode <../../general/developer_mode/activate>`, then :menuselection:`Settings --> Users & Companies --> Groups`. Groups -~~~~~~ +------ | When choosing the groups the user can have access under :ref:`Access Rights `, details of the rules and diff --git a/general/odoo_basics/add_user/change-password.png b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/change-password.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..59aa396f9 Binary files /dev/null and b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/change-password.png differ diff --git a/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-email.png b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-email.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8ec0f2390 Binary files /dev/null and b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-email.png differ diff --git a/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-reset-login.png b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-reset-login.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..69858131f Binary files /dev/null and b/general/odoo_basics/add_user/password-reset-login.png differ