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pw user reset_passwd

The pw user reset_passwd command resets the password of an existing user.

pw user reset_passwd <user_name> -new <new password>
  • <user_name> — A string representing a user name. A user with this name must already exist.
  • -new — A new password

To reset the password of user1 to netpro123, run the following command:

# pw user reset_passwd user1 -new netpro123
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Note

The pw user reset_passwd command can be run only by the root user on Solaris and the Administrator or users belonging to the Administrators group on Microsoft Windows.

 

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