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admin:user_tasks [2020/03/13 17:21] Gary Willettsadmin:user_tasks [2021/04/26 11:25] Gary Willetts
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-======  22.08. Changing users and passwords ======+====== 24.08. Changing users and passwords ======
 ==== Changing the current user ==== ==== Changing the current user ====
-Choose **File >> Change User** +From the menus choose **File > Change User...** (Keyboard shortcut **Ctrl+1**) 
-This menu item allows you to change to a different user without quitting mSupply. + 
-{{ :admin:chng_user.png }}+This logs out the current user and re-opens the login window so that the new user can login, without having to close and reopen mSupply
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 +{{ :admin:chng_user.png?400 }}
  
 If more than one user is sharing your computer, choose this item before you leave the computer so that the next user will have to log in with their user name & password before gaining access. If more than one user is sharing your computer, choose this item before you leave the computer so that the next user will have to log in with their user name & password before gaining access.
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-  * **user 1** and **user 2** (the first 2 users in the list when opening a new datafile) are special. You cannot delete these users, and they always have access to mSupply (even if they belong to a group that has been de-activated). If you only want one person to have full access, set the user1 password to be the same as the user2 password. 
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 =====  Switching stores  ===== =====  Switching stores  =====
 +From the menus choose **File > Switch...** (Shortcut **Ctrl+2**)
  
-This menu item lets a user (whose permissions allow) switch stores and/or login mode without the need to re-enter their password. Note that this screen does not allow a change of user; pressing // Cancel// reverts to the current store/login mode, so caution in using this feature should be exercised, and this screen should not be displayed when the computer is left unattended.+This menu item lets a user (whose permissions allow) switch stores without the need to re-enter their password. Note that this screen does not allow a change of user; clicking on the **Cancel** button reverts to the current store, so caution in using this feature should be exercised, and this screen should not be displayed when the computer is left unattended (the user is **not** logged out).
  
-{{ :admin:switch.png }}+{{ :admin:switch.png?400 }}
  
-=====  Change password =====+===== Change password or language ===== 
 +From the menus choose //File > Change Password or language...//.
  
-You can change your password by choosing **File>Change Password...**.+This allows you to change your password or the language of the interface and will show you this window: 
  
-{{ :admin:chng_pwd.png }}+{{ :admin:screenshot_2021-04-26_at_12.20.13.png?300 |}}
  
 You need to enter the new password twice to make sure you have typed it correctly. You need to enter the new password twice to make sure you have typed it correctly.
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