The customer can click the link “Edit Password” at the Dashboard in the account information. After he clicks on that link, the page “edit account information” appears. The change password fieldset is shown, but the checkbox “edit password” is not checked (See screenshot). Some people forget to check it and wonder why the password won’t change (because this checkbox need to be checked fot that). In the default-template its working correct with the checked box after click the link.
There is a little mistake in writing. Change the file app/design/frontend/default/modern/template/customer/form/edit.phtml in line 50:
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