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Add a Change Password Link to the Password Services CGI

In most situations, use the hyperlink shown in the following example for the Password Change Request form:

<a href="/siteminderagent/pwcgi/smpwservicescgi.exe?SMAUTHREASON=
34&TARGET=URL_of_Protected_Web_Page_After_Password_Change">Change Password</font></a>

where URL_of_Protected_Web_Page_After_Password_Change is the URL of a protected web page to which users are directed after they change their password. For example, http://server.myorg.org/AfterPasswordChange.html.

Note: Adding this link to an unprotected page allows all users to change their own passwords. The URL to which users are directed after they change their password must be protected, otherwise the password change will fail.

Certain Web Agent configuration parameter settings require slightly different URLs for the password change request form. See the following examples:

• If you set the value of the FCCCompatMode parameter to no, then specify the SMAGENTNAME in your URL, as shown in the following example:

  "<a href="/siteminderagent/pwcgi/smpwservicescgi.exe?SMAUTHREASON=34&SMAGENTNAME=$$SMAGENTNAME$$&TARGET=$TARGET$">Change Password</font></a>"
  

• If you set the value of the SecureURLs parameter to yes, then add the SMQERYDADA to the end of your URL, as shown in the following example:

  <a href="https://server.example.com/siteminderagent/forms/smpwservices.fcc?SMAUTHREASON=34&TARGET=URL_of_Protected_Web_Page_After_Password_Change&SMQUERYDATA=value">Change Password</font></a>