diff --git a/user/edit.html b/user/edit.html
index 0fa63cd4f7d..73dd68b1fa4 100644
--- a/user/edit.html
+++ b/user/edit.html
@@ -21,19 +21,21 @@ if (isadmin()) {
     echo "</td>";
     echo "</tr>";
 
-    echo "<tr valign=top>";
-    echo "<td><P>".get_string("newpassword").":</td>";
-    echo "<td><input type=text name=newpassword size=20 value=\"";
-    if (isset($user->newpassword)) p($user->newpassword);
-    echo "\">";
-    if (isset($err["newpassword"])) {
-        formerr($err["newpassword"]);
-    } else if (empty($user->newpassword)) {
-        echo " (".get_string("leavetokeep").")";
+    if($CFG->auth == "email" || $CFG->auth == "none" || $CFG->auth == "manual"){
+        echo "<tr valign=top>";
+        echo "<td><P>".get_string("newpassword").":</td>";
+        echo "<td><input type=text name=newpassword size=20 value=\"";
+        if (isset($user->newpassword)) p($user->newpassword);
+            echo "\">";
+        if (isset($err["newpassword"])) {
+            formerr($err["newpassword"]);
+        } else if (empty($user->newpassword)) {
+            echo " (".get_string("leavetokeep").")";
+        }
+        echo "</td>";
+        echo "</tr>";
+        echo "<tr><td colspan=2><HR></td></tr>";
     }
-    echo "</td>";
-    echo "</tr>";
-    echo "<tr><td colspan=2><HR></td></tr>";
 }
 ?>
 <tr valign=top>