Update your HCL Notes password - Self Service

Creation date: 10/30/2025 12:41 PM    Updated: 10/30/2025 12:53 PM

How to update your password in HCL Notes


Purpose: If you have recently updated your AD password and want your password for Notes to match, follow the instructions below.  For Notes 14 clients and later follow the first description, for Notes clients before version 14, follow the second description.

Prerequisite:

Active AD account.

Active Notes account.

Note:  See below for Notes clients earlier than 14.


Description for Notes 14 client and above:

Log into Notes

Click File -> Change Password:


This will bring up a dialog for you to enter your existing PW.  After a successful login, you will be shown a new dialog to set your new Notes PW.  Click OK to save your new Notes PW.


Description for Notes clients before version 14:

Log into yourNotes client

Click File -> Security -> User Security…


This will bring up a new dialog for you to enter your existing password:



In the User Security dialog, on the Security Basics tab, click Change Password…


This will open a new dialog for you to enter your existing  password:


After logging in, the Change Password dialog will display:

Enter your new password then click OK.