Guides tagged “password”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about password, sorted A-Z.
11 guides
Change a WordPress user's password, email and public display name
Update your own WordPress password and email in Profile, change another user's password as an admin, and choose how your name appears on posts and comments.
Change or reset your cPanel account password
Change your main cPanel password from Password & Security, pick a strong one that passes the strength meter, and get back in if you have forgotten it.
Change your cPanel password and keep the account secure
Change the cPanel account password safely, understand what it affects (FTP, SSH, MySQL), and follow a short security checklist for your hosting account.
Change your Windows server password safely
Two safe ways to change the password on a Windows VPS or Admin RDP, how to test it without locking yourself out, and what to update afterwards.
Fix "Your credentials did not work" in Remote Desktop
Fix rejected RDP logins: username format, the right password, stale saved credentials, account lockout and Remote Desktop permissions.
How to change a customer's cPanel password in WHM
Reset a customer's cPanel password from WHM with Password Modification, choose whether MySQL passwords change too, and share the new login securely.
Reset a lost WordPress admin password
Get back into WordPress when you forgot the admin password: use the reset link, phpMyAdmin, WP-CLI or Softaculous, and secure the account afterwards.
Save Remote Desktop credentials safely (and remove them)
See where Remote Desktop stores saved logins, when saving them is reasonable, why it is risky on shared computers, and how to list and delete saved entries with cmdkey.
Secure a cPanel email account: passwords, suspended logins and compromised mailboxes
Change a mailbox password in cPanel, suspend logins or incoming mail, and what to do when an email account is hacked and sending spam.
Secure your DirectAdmin login: password, 2FA and login keys
Change your DirectAdmin password, enable two-step authentication with an authenticator app, review login history and create limited login keys for the API.
Secure your Plesk login: password reset and two-factor authentication
Change or reset your Plesk password, turn on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app, review active sessions and recover access if you lose your phone.
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