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Portal: Forgotten password email not sending

Employee requests a password reset, but the email is not being received by them. The email queue confirms the email was created but the Mail Sent to Server field is not populated.

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Written by Steve Cole
Updated over 2 months ago

There are a number of possible causes of this issue:

  • Cause 1 - Contact details for employee not populated.

  • Cause 2 - Forgotten password labelled incorrectly as enter Email when should be enter Portal Username.

  • Cause 3 - The forgotten_email parameter in Admin Settings has not been populated.

To resolve these, please review the following.

  • Resolution 1 - Enter contact details with contact type of EMAIL in CorePersonnel.

  • Resolution 2 - Enter your portal username rather than email when email address is requested.

πŸ€“Tip: The password recovery messaging can be updated in the language pack. Search for the narrative currently displayed when requesting a reset.

  • Resolution 3

    1. From the dashboard menu, search and select Site Manager.

    2. Click Open next to Admin Settings.

    3. Search for parameter code forgotten_email.

    4. Click Edit, enter a sending email address ([email protected] is recommended) and click Ok.

  • Resolution 4

    1. Enter employee number into username box.

    2. Click Forgot password or security question below.

    3. Enter employee number (username) when prompted and date of birth.

      Password reset email will be sent.

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