apache / apache/airflow

Add a Reset Password button under Security > List Users > Edit user

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Description

### Description

Currently the way to reset the password via the UI is to go to Security > List Users > Show record (loupe icon) > Show User > Reset Password

I think it's counterintuitive that the reset password button is only there, and not in under the Edit record > Edit User

So I believe it would be better if the reset password button is show in both Show User and Edit User.

### Use case/motivation

It will be more intuitive. At least for in my case I couldn't find until I was told in https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/37009#issuecomment-1912062010 that that button exist.

The "reset password" button itself is not very well documented, at least the google query `site:airflow.apache.org "reset password"` does not find any reference to it.

Hopefully a more prominent place in the UI will reduce some of the confusion. I also tried to document "reset password" in stackoverflow at least https://stackoverflow.com/a/77886646/90580

### Related issues

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a PR?

- [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

### Code of Conduct

- [X] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the Security > List Users > Show User > Reset Password flow and compare it with the Edit user screen. Expose the existing reset-password action in Edit User while keeping it in Show User; done when both screens offer the action with the same expected behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
authentication, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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