import is forcing password reset

  • Resolved kifah

    (@kifah)


    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi,
    When I select “update existing users”, all user passwords are reset after import.
    I modified the CSV and added a user_pass column and left the cells blank but this did not make any difference.
    resetting the password with every import is a problem if one wants to run a weekly or monthly cron job.
    thanks
    Kifah

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  • Plugin Author Javier Carazo

    (@carazo)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    @kifah,

    Please read into documentation how password works:

    Passwords (column password) A string that contains user passwords. We have different options for this case:
    If you don’t create a column for passwords: passwords will be generated automatically
    If you create a column for passwords: if cell is empty, password won’t be updated; if cell has a value, it will be used

    Thread Starter kifah

    (@kifah)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Javier,
    I have tried that, as I mentioned in my previous message, but it didn’t work.
    thanks
    Kifah

    Plugin Author Javier Carazo

    (@carazo)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    @kifah,

    But what did not work? The password or the role assignment?

    Thread Starter kifah

    (@kifah)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    I do not want the password to reset when I update users. So, I created a column for password in the CSV file (user_pass heading) and left the cells empty. When I imported, the passwords were reset!

    Plugin Author Javier Carazo

    (@carazo)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    user_pass is not correct. Please read documentation in this case: “Password” is the correct one.

    user_pass is the one for using hashes and you don’t want it.

    Thread Starter kifah

    (@kifah)

    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ok thanks – I will try that!

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