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Modify a password for a user
Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.
Description
The security login password command resets the password for a specified user. The command prompts you for the user's old and new password.
Parameters
-vserver <vserver name>- Vserver-
This optionally specifies the Vserver name of the login method.
-username <text>- Username-
This optionally specifies the user name whose password is to be changed. If you do not specify a user, the command defaults to the user name you are currently using.
Examples
The following command initiates a password change for the 'admin' user account of the 'vs1.netapp.com' Vserver.
cluster1::> security login password -username admin -vserver vs1.netapp.com