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Drawing on the sources, the following documentation has been organised to help you manage your User Profile on the Butternut application.

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Identifying your account type

Your account type determines how you log in and what security steps are required for changes.
  • Locating the badge: Navigate to the User Profile page (/dashboard/user-profile.tsx), where the Account Information card displays a badge indicating your account type.
  • Email account: If the badge shows email, you signed up using a standard email and password. You have access to all three security tabs: Email, Password, and Reset.
  • Google account: If the badge shows google, you signed in using Google OAuth. By default, you only have the Email and Password tabs available.
  • Hybrid status: If you are a Google user and choose to set an internal password, your account becomes a hybrid account. This allows you to sign in with either Google or your email/password combination. Once this is set, future sensitive changes will require password verification.

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Updating your account email address

You can change your primary sign-in and communication address through the Email tab.

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Requirements

  • Valid format: The new email address must be in a valid format.
  • Not empty: The email field cannot be empty.
  • Different from current: The new email cannot be the same as your current email address.

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For password-protected accounts

  1. Enter the new email in the provided field and click Update Email.
  2. A Password Verification modal appears; enter your current password and click Verify.
  3. A yellow confirmation banner appears; click Confirm to finalise the change.

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For Google-only accounts

  1. Enter the new email and click Update Email.
  2. The change is applied immediately (no password verification required).

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Outcome

Your new email becomes the primary address for all platform communications and sign-in attempts.

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Managing your password

Password management is handled within the Password tab and varies depending on your initial signup method.

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Setting a password (Google accounts)

If you sign in with Google only, a blue banner will offer to let you set a password to enable email sign-in.
  1. Enter your new password in both the New Password and Confirm New Password fields.
  2. Click Set Password.
For this first-time setup, no current password verification is needed.

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Changing an existing password

  1. Enter your new password and confirmation.
  2. Click Change Password.
  3. Complete the two-step verification process in the modal:
    • Verify your current password
    • Confirm the change

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Password requirements

  • Minimum length: At least 6 characters
  • Match exactly: The New Password and Confirm New Password fields must match exactly
For accounts that already have passwords, the Reset tab allows you to send a single-use reset link to your registered email if you have forgotten your current credentials.
  • Single-use: The link can be used once.
  • Time-limited: The link expires after 15 minutes.

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Analogy for account types (Secure Vault)

Think of your account as a Secure Vault:
  • A Google account is like entering with a bank-issued ID—it’s fast and verified by a third party.
  • Setting a password creates a personal combination lock on that same vault.
  • Once you have both (hybrid), you can choose which way to enter, but the bank will now ask for your personal code (password) before letting you change the name on the vault’s deed (email).