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Update User Security Question or Password

patch

/rest/v16/companies/{companyName}/users/{userName}/password

This endpoint is used to change the password, security question, or the secret answer of the current user.

Request

Supported Media Types

• application/json

Path Parameters

• companyName(required): string
  Company login name. For Host Company users, use _host. For Partner Organization users, use partner organization company login name.
• userName(required): string
  Login Id of the user

Body ()

Root Schema : Change Password Request

Type: object

Title: Change Password Request

Change Password Request

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• currentPassword: string
  Title: Current Password

  Current Password of User
• newPassword: string
  Title: New Password

  New Password for User
• secretAnswer: string
  Title: Secret Answer

  Secret Answer for User
• securityQuestion: string
  Title: Security Question

  Security Question for User

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "currentPassword":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"Current Password of User",
            "title":"Current Password"
        },
        "newPassword":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"New Password for User",
            "title":"New Password"
        },
        "securityQuestion":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"Security Question for User",
            "title":"Security Question"
        },
        "secretAnswer":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"Secret Answer for User",
            "title":"Secret Answer"
        }
    },
    "title":"Change Password Request",
    "description":"Change Password Request"
}

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Response

Supported Media Types

• application/json

204 Response

Change password is successful

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Examples

This endpoint is used to change the password, security question, or the secret answer of the current user submitting a PATCH request to the REST resource using cURL. For more information about cURL, see Use cURL.

curl - X PATCH - i - H "Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQg" - H "Content-type: application/json"
https://sitename.oracle.com/rest/v16/companies/abcCo/users/AAP39/password

Request Body Sample

{
   "currentPassword": "oldPassword",
   "newPassword": "newPassword",
   "securityQuestion": "What is your favorite color?",   
   "secretAnswer": "periwinkle"
}

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