pw user change_passwd

The pw user change_passwd command changes the password of an existing user.
 The syntax for this command is as follows:

• <user_name> — A string representing a user name. A user with this name must already exist. 
• -old — Old password of the user.
• -new — A new password.

To change the password of user1 from netpro to ask2pro, run the following command:

The pw user change_passwd command can be run by the following users:

• The root user on UNIX or Linux or the Administrator user or users belonging to the Administrators group on Windows. 
• BMC ProactiveNet user with administrative privileges. For more information, see Users with administrative privileges. 
• BMC ProactiveNet user without administrative privileges. For more information, see Users without administrative privileges.