[ADD] general: new section about passwords in add_user.rst

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================================== =======================
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 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 many users as you need and, in order to restrict the type of information each user can access, rules
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ones (such as record rules and restricted menus) and usually do not belong to the usual Odoo ones (such as record rules and restricted menus) and usually do not belong to the usual Odoo
groups. 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 <users/reset-password-email>`.
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: .. _general/odoo_basics/add_user/access_rights:
Access Rights in detail Access Rights in detail
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:menuselection:`Settings --> Users & Companies --> Groups`. :menuselection:`Settings --> Users & Companies --> Groups`.
Groups Groups
~~~~~~ ------
| When choosing the groups the user can have access under | When choosing the groups the user can have access under
:ref:`Access Rights <general/odoo_basics/add_individual_user>`, details of the rules and :ref:`Access Rights <general/odoo_basics/add_individual_user>`, details of the rules and

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