First-Time Login With Temporary Password

If you are a first time user logging in with the temporary password provided to you in an email, eRA Commons prompts you to change your password when you first log in successfully. You can copy the password from email.

ClosedStandards for creating passwords are displayed on the Change Password screen and must be followed when creating a new password.

  1. Enter or paste the temporary password into the Current Password field.
  2. Enter the new password into the New Password and Confirm New Password fields. Also see Password Requirements.
  3. Click Submit to update the new password information.

Change Password screen

A confirmation message displays if the password is valid and meets the NIH password standards. If the new password does not meet the standards, an error message is displayed.