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 allow_changePassword authorization.

1. Go to configuration users.
2. Enter select and the username of the user for which you want to change the password.
3. Set a new value for initial_password.

   hostname:configuration users username> set initial_password=new password
                     
                  initial_password = (set) (uncommitted)

4. Enter commit.

Related Topics

• Editing Exceptions for a User (CLI)

• Editing Authorizations for a Role (CLI)