Resetting Agency User Passwords

If needed, Agency User Administrators can reset a user’s password. 

FORGOTTEN PASSWORD OPTION:  Users can generate a new password on their own.  If a user forgets a password, he or she can  click the Forgot Password option on the eGrants login screen.  The system resets the password and emails instructions with a new temporary password.

Reset Agency User Password > Step-by-Step

To reset a password for an existing Agency user:

1.       Login to eGrants as an Agency User Administrator.

2.       If you have access to more than one Program Office, the Select Program Office window appears.  Click SELECT beside the appropriate Program Office. 

3.       From the main menu bar, click Administration > User Management.  The User Agency Summary screen appears.

4.       A list of all available users for your Agency appears.  Locate the user to edit:

Click the column heading in the selection list to sort a column in alphabetical order.

Type all or part of the information (case-sensitive) you wish to locate in one or more fields below the column heading and click the filter icon Description: 00filter.

5.       Click the Select icon Description: 00padpencil in the row of the user to edit.  The Agency User Detail screen appears.

6.       Click the Password panel bar to expand the panel.

7.       Click the Reset Password button.  The system resets the password and sends an email to the user with instructions for using the temporary password.

8.       Click Back to User Summary to perform other user management tasks.

 

For more information:

Retrieve Forgotten Password > Step-by-Step

Locking or Removing Agency User Accounts