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Password Pages

The Set Password page, Change Password page, and Remove Password page set, update, and remove the Pocket-Home application password. When a password is set, Pocket-Home will show a login screen on launch and after exiting sleep mode that requests the password.

Polkit Authentication

To securely save password changes, you will be asked to enter your admin password in an authentication window. Make sure you have a PolicyKit authentication application running in the background, or this window will not appear and all password changes will fail.

Set Password

  1. Closes the page and returns to the settings list page.
  2. Enter the new application password here.
  3. Confirm the new password.
  4. If a new password is provided and both password fields match, clicking this button will attempt to save the password.

Change Password

  1. Closes the page and returns to the settings list page.
  2. Enter the current application password here.
  3. Enter the new application password here.
  4. Confirm the new password.
  5. If the current password is correct, a new password is provided, and both password fields match, clicking this button will attempt to change the password.

Remove Password

  1. Closes the page and returns to the settings list page.
  2. Enter the current application password here.
  3. If the current password is correct, clicking this button will attempt to remove the password.