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As noted above, when a new account is created, or when an administrator resets the user’s password, the user receives an Email message. The message describes the action that has occurred, and includes a link for the user to click, to set the password on the account. If the system should allow users to reset its own password it can be configured by using authentication.forgotPassword property in runtime. properties (please check Configuration Reference for details). 

Note: User Accounts that are created for External Authentication do not require passwords, so no such link is sent.

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