Oracle^® ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.7.x

Changing a User Password (CLI)

Use the following procedure to change a user's password. To change the password for any user other than yourself, you must have Super-User (root) privileges or a role with the user authorization/exception.

1. Go to configuration users and then enter show to view a list of users.

   hostname:> configuration users
   hostname:configuration users > show
   Users:
   
   NAME                USERNAME            UID        TYPE
   Super-User          root                0          Loc
   

2. Enter select and the username of the user for which you want to change the password. Then enter show.

   hostname:configuration users > select root
   hostname:configuration users root > show
   Properties:
   
                           logname = root
                          fullname = Super-User
                  initial_password = *************
                require_annotation = false
   
   Children:
                          preferences => Configure user preferences

3. Enter set initial_password= and the new password.

   hostname:configuration users root > set initial_password=[new password]
                  initial_password = ************* (uncommitted)

4. Enter commit.

   hostname:configuration users root > commit

Related Topics

• Editing Exceptions for a User CLI

• Editing Authorizations for a Role CLI