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title: User self-service
description: These topics show you how to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the user self-service feature provided by PingAM, which automates account registration and account name retrieval, and forgotten password reset.
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# User self-service

These topics show you how to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the user self-service feature provided by PingAM, which automates account registration and account name retrieval, and forgotten password reset.

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#### [User self-service](about-uss.html)

Enable self-registration, password reset, and username retrieval.

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#### [Configure user registration](configuring-user-self-registration.html)

Let end users register their own accounts.

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#### [Configure password reset](configuring-forgotten-password.html)

Allow existing users to reset their *password*.

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#### [Configure username retrieval](configuring-forgotten-username.html)

Allow existing users to retrieve their *username*.