Hi Hendrik,
It was quite a surprise for me but you can change the user's password from Cognos portal. It is true if you are using the default login page, but it is NOT working with customized login page:
PH49233 NO POSSIBILITY TO CHANGE PASSWORD USING CUSTOMIZED LOGIN PAGE BASED ON SAMPLELOGIN.ZIP EXTENSION
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Best regards,
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Patrick Neveu
Positive Thinking Company
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed February 01, 2023 05:18 AM
From: Hendrik Gebert
Subject: Theme customization and passwords
Hi Michael,
I'm also wondering about this line. In the past we created custom themes based on the exisiting theme and we didnt got this issue. Of course we changed our password a couple of times in this time. Normaly the password is provided by your security provider and not by cognos. The password reset will happen outside of cognos.
How is the workflow for customizing themes? Everything is happening via the Cognos Portal when you already logged in and you can also provide this theme to your organization.
Regards,
Hendrik
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Hendrik Gebert
Managing Consultant
ACP Digital Analytics
Original Message:
Sent: Tue January 31, 2023 12:32 PM
From: Michael Sullivan
Subject: Theme customization and passwords
Hello,
I'm brand new to theme customization
A line in the Cognos 11.2 Managing User Guide made me wonder if themes should be password protected
- "When you are using a sample theme, you cannot reset your password after it expires."
A quick search suggests that sometimes website themes are sometimes vulnerable to hacking
Any information/thoughts would be appreciated
Thanks
Michael Sullivan
North Shore Community College
978 762 4218