Sage 50 When you create an account in the Sage 50 accounting software application, you are entitled with the access rights and the default sign in username for you is usually ‘Manager’.

Generally speaking, in the beginning the manager sign in is not allocated any password, but you have the rights to make the desired changes in the same and apply the same to your own registered password. In Sage 50 Accounts v23.1 and above versions, it is mandatory for the users to apply for the respective manager password.

In this write up, we shall be elucidating exhaustively how you can reset the Sage manager password by following simple methods.

Steps to Change Sage 50 Manager Password

  1. Open your Sage Accounts and sign in as manager. By default, as a Manager you won’t need any password initially.
  2. Tap on the Settings option, and then select the Change Password. If requested to provide the existing password, provide the same and press on OK.
  3. Fill in the new password in both the New Password and Confirm New Password fields. In Sage 50 Accounts v23.1 and above versions, you will be asked to provide the answer to a set security question so as to assist you in resetting your password in the future then press OK.

Forgotten password

If you have by any chance forgotten your password, then you can reset your Manager password by following the given steps:

  • Select the Forgotten password option and after this you will be prompted to answer the security question which you set initially and click OK.
  • Provide the a new Password and Confirm Password then provide a Security question and related answer andpress OK.
  • However, in case you are not able to recover the forgotten password, please touch base with our Accountinghub Sage technical support team toknow your password.

Deleted password

A user can’t delete their default Manager Password for their Sage 50 accounts. There could be chances that you are facing issues due to access rights which you need to enable.

How can you enable the access rights?

In case, you have opened your Sage Accounts but you aren’t requested to provide your sign in username then it clearly indicates that your Access Rights option isn’t enabled. Hence, you need to enable Access Rights bafore you can set up your sign in usernames.

  • Go to the menu bar and look for Settings. After that, look for Company Preferences option and tap on the Parameters.
  • Now, you need to go to the Others area and mark the Access Rights checkbox then press OK.

Note: You need to bear in mind that default sign in name is manager which has no password. If you formerlymade use of a password while accessing Sage Accounts, you need to use the same password as the manager sign in.

Generating a new sign in

When you are done with enabling your Sage 50 Access Rights, you have to generate sign in names for all users who will access Sage Accounts.

  1. Firstly, you need to Sign in Sage Accounts as MANAGER.
  2. After that, you need to look for the top menu bar and browse the Settings options. From there, you need to click on the Access Rights and thentap on New that you can find in the drop down list.
  3. Now you need complete the process of the creation of new user account. For this, you need to bear the following facts in your mind:
    1. For the user or user name: You need to provide a user or sign in name which you can choose up to 32 characters long. So think carefully before choosing any username in this step.
    2. Password: When it comes to setting the password, you need to provide the password that you can use to log in with the user name you have provided in the step before. This password can be up to 10 characters long. Generally speaking, passwords are not mandatory but definitely essential when you have to log in as a Manager in the Sage 50 v23.1 and above versions.
    3. Complete access or No access: By default, generate a new username dialog box is pre-set to the complete access mode which you can change to no access mode as per your business requirements.
  4. Once you are done, you need to click on the Ok button twice.

If you are unable to reset the Sage 50 password despite following the above stated methods, then connect with our Accountinghub Sage 50 technical support team for immediate resolution at our Sage helpdesk +1844-313-4856