Dealing with passwords

[Danimontes 11]

Hi,

I have some trouble managing users and passwords. How do I do to assign a password to every external user? Everytime I try, it seems to change admin password instead.

I'm stuck.

[Q-Droid 989]

For local, non-Emby Connect users:

 

Emby Menu -> Manage Emby Server -> Users: Click on each user and "Password" is the rightmost button of that row.

[Danimontes 11]

I've done that yet, but I have selected the option of entering without password in LAN. But when I try to login from another network, it keeps sending the "invalid user or incorrect password" message.

 

For local, non-Emby Connect users:

 

Emby Menu -> Manage Emby Server -> Users: Click on each user and "Password" is the rightmost button of that row.

[Q-Droid 989]

I've done that yet, but I have selected the option of entering without password in LAN. But when I try to login from another network, it keeps sending the "invalid user or incorrect password" message.

 

You have or have not done that...yet?

 

LAN is local network. "from another network" is not LAN. Access controls are on a per user basis.

 

In newer versions of the Emby server you have to at least set an initial password for the users in order to gain remote access. Once you set the password you can also reset it at any time.

[Danimontes 11]

Sorry, i'm not english-speaker. I meant "already", not "yet". 

 

So you're saying I have to focus on each user, go to the righter tab, and enter a new password. 

Then try it from outside the LAN, right?

 

Edit: I went to the first user and entered the old known password in order to change it. This is the result.

Edited January 19, 2020 by Danimontes

[Q-Droid 989]

Sorry, i'm not english-speaker. I meant "already", not "yet". 

 

So you're saying I have to focus on each user, go to the righter tab, and enter a new password. 

Then try it from outside the LAN, right?

 

Correct. Passwords and remote access are managed for each user individually.

 

And it looks like remote access might still be allowed for users without passwords so make sure that you deliberately set that option to allow or not allow for each user.

[Danimontes 11]

Ok. I'm going to delete all users and create them again. And I'll check carefully each and everyone. I'll keep you informed.

 

Thanks!

[Q-Droid 989]

Ok. I'm going to delete all users and create them again. And I'll check carefully each and everyone. I'll keep you informed.

 

Thanks!

 

I think I see what's happening. Does user Daniel have admin privilege, "Allow user to manage server"? Do you have another Admin user?

 

Then remove manage server privilege from Daniel, then you can remove password and create a new password without being prompted for the old one.

[Q-Droid 989]

It looks like Emby does not allow one admin user to remove the password of another admin user. The "Remove Password" button is not displayed in this situation.