Title: WordPress sending passwords
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress sending passwords

 *  [kneeki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kneeki/)
 * (@kneeki)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/)
 * Just got my wordpress up and running yesterday, and a friend of mine just created
   an account, and is waiting for an email containing a password.
 * Now, I do not remember setting up any email options other than putting the admin
   email in (which I recieved an email about him creating an account). So, how exactly
   is wordpress going to accomplish this task?
 * No, he has not gotten an email yet, and neither have I, as I created a test account.

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 *  [shadow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shadow/)
 * (@shadow)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634610)
 * It is instant. I would check your email account first to make sure it is working.
 *  Thread Starter [kneeki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kneeki/)
 * (@kneeki)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634612)
 * my email account? The only emails I have recieved were to my admin account stating
   that ‘user XXXX email XXXXX’ has created an account.
 * However, neither of us have recieved the email containing the temporary passwords.
   Do I have to create the mailbox for wordpress? I see that the admin email I got
   was sent from ‘wordpress@geekbocks.com’
 *  Thread Starter [kneeki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kneeki/)
 * (@kneeki)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634615)
 * Nope. Just created the [wordpress@geekbocks.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/wordpress@geekbocks.com?output_format=md)
   account in my email server, no difference. Do I need to download a plugin for
   this to work, or setup some SMTP options?
 *  Thread Starter [kneeki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kneeki/)
 * (@kneeki)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634619)
 * hmm, I think it may have it worked out. Went to the options and entered the information
   for the ‘sending email posts’ or some such. Now I’m recieving emails 🙂
 *  [shadow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shadow/)
 * (@shadow)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634621)
 * I tried to register and then checked for lost password and received this message..
 * > The e-mail could not be sent.
   >  Possible reason: your host may have disabled
   > the mail() function…
 * I would check your settings with your host.
 *  [shadow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shadow/)
 * (@shadow)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634622)
 * Well yes, that would help too 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [kneeki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kneeki/)
 * (@kneeki)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-sending-passwords/#post-634624)
 * *bonk*
    Thanks for the help bud 🙂

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