What if the Client Forgots the Password ? (For Desktop)

Question

What if the Client Forgot the Password or the Client want to change the Password. In Desktop.

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Sharad Soni

Answer 1

see the thread here

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/lightswitch/thread/52c52a33-c562-44ca-af41-79d3c1369975

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Simon Jones
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Answer 2

Easiest way is assign an administrator that can reset passwords.

Answer 3

Simon Jones I want the Answer for the Desktop Application and not for the Web....

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Sharad Soni

Answer 4

WillamStacey there is only one PC where my client will install the app. Now there is no Administrator in that Scenario.

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Sharad Soni

Answer 5

There is hardly any difference in the way Forms based security is implemented between Web and Desktop applications in LightSwitch. It is all based on ASP.NET Security.

PS - I'll assume you didn't mean to sound rude or abrupt in your last replies but please remember that most people providing answers here are volunteers giving their spare time to help you.

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Simon Jones
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Answer 6

Just because there is only one PC doesn't mean you can't have a user with Administrative permissions.

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Simon Jones
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Answer 7

Simon Jones how can i create a aspx page in a Desktop application ???

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Sharad Soni

Answer 8

You don't. You would create LightSwitch screens.

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Answer 9

So you mean to say that i have to create a Custom Login Screen for Desktop Replacing the Default Login Screen????

If Yes, than how ??

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Sharad Soni

Answer 10

In that case, why not use no security or windows security.  They need to login to PC anyway, so leverage that security.

Answer 11

You could create a custom log in screen but you could also have a limited username that everyone could use that only has access to reset a password and email it to the user.

Remember that if you don't have a secondary security check, such as access to the email account of the user, then anyone could change anyone else's password and gain access to your application and so you'd have no security at all.

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Simon Jones
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