Administrators in Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) and Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (SLM) have two options for helping internal users and applicants reset their passwords: instructing the user to reset their own password or manually setting a temporary password for the user. Set User Password Policy provides additional guidance on password requirements.
User Role: Administrator
Use Password Reset Options When:
An internal user (administrator, board member, evaluator, or grants manager) cannot log in and needs access restored.
An applicant is locked out and cannot submit or access their request.
A user has not received or cannot locate their original account setup email.
Option 1: Instruct the User to Reset Their Own Password
This option is recommended from a security standpoint because it keeps the process within the control of the user and does not involve providing the user with a temporary password. This workflow can also be used to reset your own password if needed as the steps are the same for all users.
To reset a password through the site login page, instruct the user to complete the following steps.
- On the Grant Interface logon page, click Forgot your Password?
- Enter your email address, and then click Send Reset Link.
If the user does not receive the email with the reset link, then provide the options listed below.
- Check their junk or spam folder for the email; it will be sent by administrator@grantinterface.com.
- Add the administrator@grantinterface.com email address to their safe senders list and check for any other security settings that could be blocking the email. Then request the link again.
If the user still does not receive the email after trying the actions above, consider following the instructions below to manually set a temporary password for the user.
Option 2: Manually Set a Temporary Password for the User
The other option is to manually set a temporary password for the user and provide it to them. As soon as the user logs in using that password, the Grant Interface will require them to set up a new one for security purposes.
To manually set a temporary password for a user, search for the user and update their password from their user record.
- Click Search in the upper navigation bar, and then click Users.
- Enter the name of the user, then click the pencil icon next to their information in the search results.
- Click Change Password.
- Enter a temporary password for the user and make note of what it is since it will be provided to them, and then click Save Password.
- Provide the temporary password to the user.
- Remind them that the Grant Interface will require them to change it as soon as they successfully log in.