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title: Display Password History Log
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/display-password-history-log
description: Learn how to easily view the password history and access old and new passwords for an SAPM account on SAPM Management. Follow our step-by-step guide to navigate through the Password History dialog box and gain access to all necessary information. Copy, vi
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createdAt: 2022-07-29T13:29:07.000Z
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In some cases, a target system can be returned with an old backup, so you may need to view the SAPM account password at that time. 


To see the SAPM account old passwords: 

1. Navigate to **SAPM Management** .
2.
   Open the **SAPM Accounts **tab.
3.
   Select the account whose password history you want to see and click the **Options **button.
4.
   Select **Show Old Passwords**.


![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/yUxnUh0cgbZ5LrpG-xR88_image.png "Showing Old Passwords for an SAPM account")

1. Select the **Start** and** End** times, and click** Search** in the Password History dialog box.
2. Click the **Show Password** button to the left of the record with the correct date / time.
3. Click the **Show Password **button on the lower right corner.
4. In the open dialog box, add comment on the reason for seeing the password
5. Click **OK**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/Ti8Tt-Kpq9YjhGoHYhWBt_image.png "Password History window")

- Old and new passwords can be seen in the next dialog box, by clicking the eye icons. They can be copied to the clipboard by clicking the text box, and can also be emailed by clicking the Send Mail button.

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