XF 2.1 Is there an easy way to let moderators change users passwords without granting them admin-permission

[ssj2_ssbm]

Or maybe an add-on that adds that function?

 

[Ozzy47]

Not that I have seen.

 

[ssj2_ssbm]

Thanks, Ozzy what would be the best way to approach that? I don't have the time to visit my forum that often lately, that's why I need my moderators to have permission for that. Is it possible to add them to the admin usergroup and just give them that single permission in the ACP?

 

[Old Nick]

In ACP > Groups & Permissions > Staff > Administrators > Add an administrator
You can set many options here for a basic administrator, maybe if you check only Manage users and moderatos it will be ok to manage passwords

 

[jeb35]

I would just promote one of your best moderators to admin and give him limited permissions.

 

[Ozzy47]

I think they would need the “Manage users and moderators” permission, but that’s not optimal as they can manage moderators.

 

[Old Nick]

If he don't trust any of his moderators it will be a problem that's sure.

 

[Ozzy47]

Agreed, it’s not the best solution but it’s the only one.

 

[ssj2_ssbm]

Sadly, none of these suggestions really helped, since I don't want them to be able to manage moderators and usergroups in general. I guess, I need to do that stuff myself. Thanks for your help though, guys

 

[Paul B]

Why can't the members just do a password reset?

 

[Old Nick]

the hard life of the admins...

 

[beerForo]

Why can't the members just do a password reset?

That was my initial thought.

 

[djbaxter]

Upgrade to XFG 2.2 and users can change their usernames themselves. As the admin, you can set the options for this to limit how often and/or how many times members can do this, and you can require approval of all name changes (i.e., changes are sent to the approval queue). Then all you have to do is check the permissions box to let moderators approve name changes. (The history of previous names is saved by the way.)

D'oh! Once again, answering a question that wasn't asked.

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Thanks @Ozzy47 and @Brogan

 

[Ozzy47]

Why can't the members just do a password reset?

I agree, why not just let them do a password reset?

 

[Ozzy47]

Upgrade to XFG 2.2 and users can change their usernames themselves. As the admin, you can set the options for this to limit how often and/or how many times members can do this, and you can require approval of all name changes (i.e., changes are sent to the approval queue). Then all you have to do is check the permissions box to let moderators approve name changes. (The history of previous names is saved by the way.)

This is about passwords, not usernames.

 

[Paul B]

Upgrade to XFG 2.2 and users can change their usernames themselves.

It's passwords, not user names.

 

[Ozzy47]

I managed to ninja the Brobot.

 

[Paul B]

I was running!

 

[Ozzy47]

I was running!

While replying to another thread.

 

[Paul B]

I was on my cool down.