Requesting a password reset for a person (user) in the repository.
API Explorer URL:
- http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/people/requestPasswordReset
- http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/people/resetPassword
See also: Create a Person
It’s possible to request a reset of the password for a person (user). An email will be sent to the user with information on how to reset the password via a link to a specific UI client. The POST body specifies what client that should be used to reset the password:
{
"client": "my client"
}
Currently, only the Alfresco Share UI client is registered with the Alfresco Repository server. So you would POST the following:
{
"client": "share"
}
Use the following POST call: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/people/{id}/request-password-reset
The identifier for the person that requests a password reset is specified with the {id} parameter.
To request a password reset via the Alfresco Share UI client for a person with id test make the following call:
$ curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Accept: application/json' -d '{ "client": "share" }' 'http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/people/test/request-password-reset' | jq
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 21 0 0 100 21 0 1500 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 1500
An email is now sent by the server to the email address that is stored for the test user. So to test this you would need to configure an SMTP server that the Alfresco repository server can talk to and send the email.