How can I change my Notes password?

To change your Notes password, follow these steps.

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Click File > Security > User Security (Macintosh OS X users: Lotus Notes > Security > User Security).
Click Security Basics, and then click "Change Password" under "Your Login and Password Settings."
In the "Change Password" dialog box, enter a new password in the "Enter new password" field, and then enter it again in the "Re-enter new password" field.
Note: Your new password must differ from a certain number of passwords you have used in the past before you can reuse an old password. The number is set by your administrator and is indicated in the "Change Password" dialog box. For example, if you had set your password to "Hello" at one time, and the dialog box states that your new password must differ from your last 4 passwords, you would have to use 4 new passwords before you could reuse "Hello" again.
(Optional) If you are not required to set a password for your User ID, you are able to click "No Password" and Lotus Notes® sets your User ID to not prompt for a password.
Click OK.

Note: Your ID may be backed up into an ID vault on a server; the User Security window will indicate this. In this case, if you change the password on your local ID copy or your administrator changes the password on the copy of the ID in the vault, you can log in to Notes from any workstation using the new password if your Notes client is connected to the network. If your Notes client is not connected to the network, you can continue to use the old password until a network connection is available. If you run Notes from more than one workstation, you do not have to copy the ID file with a new password to each workstation that you use for Notes, or change the password on each copy; this step is needed only if your ID is not in a vault.