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# Configure password for a user

# Configure password for a user {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Set your user's password for the instance based on the password policy that is
configured.

## Before you begin

Users created for setting the password for their first login. For more information,
see [Create a user](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=t_CreateAUser&version=brazil&pubname=brazil-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US).

To populate the Password field directly on the user form,
the Enable to show the password field on the sys_user Form (glide.user.show.password.field) property must be enabled. To know more about the
properties, see [Password policy properties](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/SWXCWoHgTRnTJLckDRN~jw "The password policy properties enable you to administrate password policies, exclude list passwords, and apply a password policy during login.").

Role required: password_policy_admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllUser AdministrationUsers.
2. Select the user from the list in the Users page.
3. To set the password based on the password policy, select Set Password.  
   The Set Password pop-up is displayed.
4. In the Set Password pop-up, perform the following.
   1. Select Generate to generate the password.  

   2. Select the View icon to view the password.  

   3. Select the Copy icon to copy the password to share with the user.  

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5. Select Save Password.  
   The password is set for the user. Also the Password needs reset check box is automatically selected.

   The user during the first login must use the same password for login and
   change the password on login adhering to the password policy configured by
   the administrators.
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