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title: "How to modify the Password Recovery email text in Drupal 7"
description: "Users will sometimes forget their passwords. In this case, the Drupal 7 program has a password recovery email to help the user get it back. This email sends them a one time login so they can reset..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/edit-password-recovery/
date: 2012-06-27
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "Scott Mitchell"
categories: ["Drupal"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to modify the Password Recovery email text in Drupal 7

Users will sometimes forget their passwords. In this case, the Drupal 7 program has a password recovery email to help the user get it back. This email sends them a one time login so they can reset their password. You can customize the body text by using the steps below.

**Editing the Password Recovery email text in Drupal 7:**

1. [Log into your Drupal 7 admin dashboard.](/support/edu/drupal/how-to-log-into-the-drupal-admin-dashboard/)
2. Find the **Configuration **option on the top menu bar and click on that option.[![_main-dashboard-configuration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration__main-dashboard-configuration.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration__main-dashboard-configuration.png)
3. You are now on the **Configuration **screen. Find the **People **category and click on the **Account Settings** link.[![_config-people-account](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_People_Account_Settings__config-people-account.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_People_Account_Settings__config-people-account.png)
4. This brings you to the **Account Settings** screen. Be sure you are set to the **Settings **tab, found in the upper right part of the screen. Find the **Emails **section and click on the **Password Recovery** menu option. From there, edit the message in the **Body **section.

1. [![config-people-account-email-recover](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_People_Account_Settings_config-people-account-email-recover.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edu_Drupal_7_Configuration_People_Account_Settings_config-people-account-email-recover.png)
2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the **Save Configuration** button.