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Asked: 2026-05-30T03:47:22+00:00

Have some users in Liferay 4.4.2 that are currently active, all having valid passwords.

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Have some users in Liferay 4.4.2 that are currently active, all having valid passwords.
Have the same users in Liferay 6.0.6, all of them added with a default password.

Can you suggest a way where I can migrate the passwords of users from Liferay 4.4.2 to Liferay 6.0.6?

Tried copying the passwords directy through DB in the users table (I know its not adviced, but I had to start somewhere).
Didn’t work out.

The encryption algorithm used in both the versions is MD5. Is there a difference in the encoding digest?
There is no Digest Column in Liferay 4.4.2, but can see one in Liferay 6.0.6

How can I migrate the passwords?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Currently using Forgot Password functionality to intimate the users to change their passwords which I know is hectic. This is how I did it:

    ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay) actionRequest.getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY);
Company company = themeDisplay.getCompany();
ServiceContext serviceContext = ServiceContextFactory.getInstance(PortalUtil.getHttpServletRequest(actionRequest));
//Replace the variables with corresponding values
UserLocalServiceUtil.sendPassword(companyId, emailAddress, remoteAddr, remoteHost, userAgent, fromName, fromAddress, subject, body, serviceContext);

    Any better solutions are welcome.

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