No Current Password
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This module makes the "current password" field optional when users edit their account information. This change removes a Drupal core requirement that can cause issues in certain situations or simply be an undesired design choice.
This module makes the "current password" field on the user edit form optional.
Drupal 7 added a new feature: If a user changes their email or password, they are required to enter their current password.
(see the 15+ year old issue: https://www.drupal.org/node/86299)
However, the implementation causes problems for certain edge cases. (For example, http://drupal.org/node/889772) Or, you may just not like the design decision. Either way, this module makes it optional.