Change forgotten password error message
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Change forgotten password error message

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Article ID: 282347

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Products

CA Identity Suite

Issue/Introduction

How to modify the contents of the error returned by /app/page/screen/fp_identify_user.jsp when a user that entered to reset password doesn't exist. 

The current Forgotten Password task throws error "The User information entered does not match an existing user."  

which has security risk concerns.  Need a more generic message 

Environment

Standalone Identity Manager 14.4 CP2

Cause

FYI

Resolution

1) Go to standalone\deployments\iam_im.ear\custom\resourceBundles\IMSExceptions_en.properties and search the text "The User information entered does not match an existing user"

2) modify the desired text and save it. 

3) Restart IDM.