Difference between revisions of "Osgeo Userid Help"
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| + | === Introduction === | ||
Via this page: http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid you will be directed to the scripts to either create a osgeo_userid, or to change it (for example to reset your password). | Via this page: http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid you will be directed to the scripts to either create a osgeo_userid, or to change it (for example to reset your password). | ||
Below is a Visual Representation of the process. | Below is a Visual Representation of the process. | ||
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| + | === First === | ||
First step, go to https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/ldap_password_reset.py: | First step, go to https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/ldap_password_reset.py: | ||
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[[File:2_osgeo_userid_reset_with_email_result.png]] | [[File:2_osgeo_userid_reset_with_email_result.png]] | ||
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| + | === Email confirmation email === | ||
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| + | And now... check your email (can take some time), you will receive this email: | ||
[[File:3_osgeo_userid_email.png]] | [[File:3_osgeo_userid_email.png]] | ||
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| + | Click the (one-time!) link in the email, and your password will actually be reset (for an hour) and you will see the following page: | ||
[[File:4_osgeo_userid_email_clicked.png]] | [[File:4_osgeo_userid_email_clicked.png]] | ||
| − | + | === Email with new password === | |
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| + | You will receive an email with a NEW password (valid for one hour) to be able to login and change to your preferred password: | ||
[[File:5_osgeo_userid_email_clicked_result.png]] | [[File:5_osgeo_userid_email_clicked_result.png]] | ||
| − | + | === Login === | |
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| + | Go to the link in the email, you will be presented with a login alert: | ||
[[File:6_osgeo_userid_edit_login.png]] | [[File:6_osgeo_userid_edit_login.png]] | ||
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| + | Do use the NEW password there, often your browser 'remembers' some password for you, but this is probably NOT the right one. | ||
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| + | In the following screen you can change your password: | ||
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[[File:7_osgeo_userid_edit_change_password.png]] | [[File:7_osgeo_userid_edit_change_password.png]] | ||
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| + | === Problems === | ||
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| + | IF you happen to see the message 'Invalid token': | ||
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[[File:8_osgeo_userid_invalid_token.png]] | [[File:8_osgeo_userid_invalid_token.png]] | ||
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| + | something went wrong. | ||
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| + | Maybe you clicked asked for a new onetime password twice, or you 'used' this onetime password already? | ||
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| + | Just go to https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/ldap_password_reset.py again and start over... | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 30 October 2016
Introduction
Via this page: http://www.osgeo.org/osgeo_userid you will be directed to the scripts to either create a osgeo_userid, or to change it (for example to reset your password).
Below is a Visual Representation of the process.
First
First step, go to https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/ldap_password_reset.py:
and fill in your email address in that form and POST it:
This screen will be the result:
Email confirmation email
And now... check your email (can take some time), you will receive this email:
Click the (one-time!) link in the email, and your password will actually be reset (for an hour) and you will see the following page:
Email with new password
You will receive an email with a NEW password (valid for one hour) to be able to login and change to your preferred password:
Login
Go to the link in the email, you will be presented with a login alert:
Do use the NEW password there, often your browser 'remembers' some password for you, but this is probably NOT the right one.
In the following screen you can change your password:
Problems
IF you happen to see the message 'Invalid token':
something went wrong.
Maybe you clicked asked for a new onetime password twice, or you 'used' this onetime password already?
Just go to https://www.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/ldap_password_reset.py again and start over...