[support] User administration requires password

[Scott]

I'm getting an error when I try to ignore the password fields.  The
confirm password field is blank and the message I get is that the
passwords don't match.  Therefore the user record is not updated.


On Sat, 2010-03-20 at 12:08 -0700, Paul Kim wrote:
> You don't need to know the account password, just leave it blank. Those fields are used only when you need to update the account password.
> 
> On Mar 20, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Scott wrote:
> 
> > I remain puzzled on how to administer user accounts in drupal (6).  Any
> > changes to an account, such as activating or blocking an account,
> > requires knowledge of the accounts password.  I don't know their
> > passwords.  This is the case even for user 1.  How is this usually
> > handled?
> > 
> > 
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