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<p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Hatnote|This help page describes [[Special:PasswordReset]]. To change your password see [[Special:ChangePassword]]}}&lt;noinclude&gt;{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;{{Wikipedia how-to|H:RP}}<br /> The special page [[Special:PasswordReset]] is useful in two cases:<br /> <br /> ==Forgotten password==<br /> {{Further|Help:Logging in#What if I forget the password?}}<br /> <br /> If you have forgotten your password &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; you previously entered an email address when signing up for the account or in your [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]], &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; you still have access to that email account, then this special page can help you recover access to your account.<br /> <br /> Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]]. You can enter either your username or your email. If you are certain of your email, but not your username, only enter your email. The system will send a temporary password to your saved email address that will allow you to retrieve your account. You can change the password after you log in.<br /> <br /> Note that you may have a [[Help:Preferences|preference]] enabled requiring you to enter both your username &#039;&#039;and&#039;&#039; email to receive a password reset.<br /> <br /> ==Forgotten username==<br /> {{Further|Help:Logging in#What if I forget the username?}}<br /> <br /> If you have forgotten your username you might be able to get the system to remind you.<br /> <br /> If you:<br /> : ...have previously entered an email address when signing up for the account or in your Preferences<br /> : ...still have access to that email account<br /> : ...have not enabled the preference requiring you to enter both your username and email to receive a password reset<br /> then this special page can help you recover access to your account: Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]] and enter your email address, and the system will send an email containing, among other things{{efn|To be clear: this is exactly the same procedure as for resetting your password. Thus, this section (&quot;Forgotten username&quot;) utilizes the fact that this email will not only contain a temporary password, it will also remind you of your username. If all you wanted was a reminder of your username, there you have it. You can keep using your old password.}}, a reminder of your user name.<br /> <br /> == Notes ==<br /> {{notelist}}<br /> <br /> {{Help navigation}}<br /> {{Wikipedia technical help|collapsed}}<br /> {{Wikipedia accounts|collapsed}}<br /> [[Category:Reader help]]</div>

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